Giving is important- Multitasker Saniya Kantawala

“Giving is important, in the end that’s what matters”, is the key mantra for Saniya Kantawala, a Mumbai based interior designer’s life. She is also a dancer by passion and a globe trotter. Her design career started off with a…
Architect Christopher Charles Benninger in conversation with Gallopper

On a pleasant late winter day, we spent half a day on a freewheeling chat with legendary Architect Christopher Charles Benninger and Managing Director Ramprasad Akisetti. It was by far the most insightful chat we have had so far with…
Construction Equipment Finance and Leasing

After a slowdown of four years, the construction equipment industry in India is seeing a steady revival. Growth figures are expected to reach $5 billion by 2020 from $2.8 billion today, according to ICEMA. The industry’s revenue estimates are touted…
Rajnish Jain – Burning pine needles to light up homes

Rajnish Jain, Speaker at Gallopper Talks 2016, enthralled the audience with his concern on the repleting natural resources of the Earth. In a world where economy is pitted against ecology, Avani strives to create business models for a better earth,…
Zaha Hadid – An insight into the Woman behind the Designs

Contributed by Shreya Wadke, 1st Year Student of Architecture, Dr. Baliram Hiray College of Architecture, Mumbai. Zaha Hadid. Architects who have studied her designs or take inspiration from her know her as the Queen of modern and deconstructed architecture. Her sustainable…
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is an annual festival, nine days long, commencing always on the first Saturday of February and closing always on the second Sunday in February, in the Kala Ghoda area of South Mumbai. From its inception in 1999, the Festival has…
The secret is to Work Less as Individuals & More as a Team- Rajesh Sheth

“Whenever I design a space, I always look into the smallest detail, from the beginning till it’s fully furnished. The accessories that you put must complement the design”, say Rajesh Sheth, who with a notion to introduce exceptional and fresh…
Gallopper Talks 2016 Pune – A report

The overriding intention of Gallopper Talks is to push the Building and Construction industry forward, to embrace change and innovation, and to foster greater collaboration across the board. Technology has opened up new worlds of once-unthinkable opportunities. Firms just need…
Office Interior Designing in changing Business Environment

With business environments getting more and more competitive, designing offices is getting less and less importance. This does not mean that organisations do not hire designers any longer. It is just that the expectations from the designers are changing very…
With great avenues to choose from, I decided to pursue Interior design- Rohit Bhoite

“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away” quoted by Antoine De Saint is what relates Rohit Bhoite to his experience as an Interior…

