Kohler Announces the Winners of KOHLER BOLD DESIGN AWARDS®

NEW DELHI, December 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

KOHLER®, a leading name in the global kitchen and bathroom category, is pleased to announce the recipients of KOHLER BOLD DESIGN AWARDS® 2016 for excellence in architecture, the profession's highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture and interior design. Hosted at The Imperial, New Delhi, the event was attended by Mr. David Kohler, President & CEO, Kohler Co. and Mr. Salil Sadanandan, President, India, South Asia and EMEA, Kohler Co.

This year marked the beginning of Kohler's biennial awards to celebrate the best Indian architects and designers who aimed to redefine design and set a new benchmark in the industry. With thousands of entries, the KOHLER BOLD DESIGN AWARDS® have already become India's most sought after design awards that aim to accolade utmost level of creativity, innovation, originality and inspiring practices in the field of Indian architecture, interiors and design.

Entries to the awards were peer reviewed and anonymously judged by a grand expert jury panel of established professionals.  The Jury panel includes some of the renowned personalities in the field of architecture - Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu - Founders of Neri & Hu Architecture, Manit Rastogi and Sonali Rastogi - Founder Partners of Morphogenesis, Rahul Kadri - Principal Architect & Partner at I.M. Kadri Architects, Sanjay Mohe - Founder of Mindspace, Sanjay Puri - Principal Architect at Sanjay Puri Architects, Sarbjit Singh - Principal Architect of Fabinterior, Sonali Bhagwati - Co-founder of Spazzio Design and India Mahdavi - renowned interior designer from Paris.

The John Michael Kohler Lifetime Achievement award recognizes accolades and applauds a noteworthy personality from the architecture and design community. Having been named after Kohler's visionary Founder, Mr. John Michael Kohler, it felicitates someone who is a legend in the field and is known for their tireless, genius and noteworthy contributions to the field of Architecture and Design in India.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. David Kohler, President & CEO, Kohler Co. said, "We have always been inspired by the incredible and creative talent in India, especially, amongst the Design and Architectural community. The KOHLER® BOLD DESIGN AWARDS aim to award and celebrate the best of this talent."

List of winners 

   
    Category                                             Name                Firm
    Bold Luxury                                          Arpan Shah          Modo Designs                                                                  
    Community Harmony                                    Hiren Patel         Hiren Patel Architects
                                                                                                                                                
    The Big Idea                                         Brinda Somaya       Somaya and Kalappa Consultants
    Commercial                                           Tushar Vasudevan    Ochre                                                              
    Hospitality                                          Akshay Heranjal     The Purple Ink Studio
                                                                             PRAGRUP                                                                 
    Public Institution                                   Ravindra Kumar      Architecture|Urbanism
    Residential                                          Pinkish Shah        S+PS Architects
                                                         Christopher Charles
    The John Michael Kohler Lifetime Achievement Award   Benninger
    Master Patron                                        Sunitha Namjoshi
    Master Patron                                        Vani Kola

The winners received a very special trophy - The Golden Pencil designed by Alex Davis, a well-known artist and designer whose work epitomizes 'India Modern'. He has been showing his works through solo shows in various art galleries across India as well as at prestigious international fairs like Scenes d'interieur at Maison et Objet, Paris, Solone del Mobile, Milano and Abitare il Tempo, Verona. One of the first to exhibit collections for Interior and Exterior spaces, he has set a bench mark for original and contemporary design. The winners also received an exclusive opportunity to display their winning prototypes/models/pieces at India Design ID 2017 in New Delhi.

About Kohler  

Founded in 1873 and headquartered in Kohler, Wisconsin, in the United States, Kohler Co. is one of America's oldest and largest privately held companies. Kohler is a global leader in the manufacture of kitchen and bath products, engines and power generation systems, cabinetry, tile and home interiors, and international host to award-winning hospitality and world-class golf destinations. Kohler Co. employs more than 31,000 associates on six continents, operates plants in 49 worldwide locations, and has dozens of sales offices around the globe. The company and each associate share in the mission to contribute to a higher level of gracious living for those who are touched by the company's products and services.

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Shreya Malik
Marketing Communications, Kohler India
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