How and Why IIR & IFC Started?
23 years back while working at the ground level, I found the manufacturing sector in interior products sector quite disoriented & unorganized. Most were working in silos and information exchange was missing. To fill the void, The Ply Reporter was thus born in 2001 followed by SURFACES REPORTER in 2010 and Furniture Design & Technology Magazine in 2016. Today, we feel proud when people call Ply Reporter ‘The voice of wood & panel trade in India’ and SR commands huge respect from the architecture fraternity.
Our mega architecture event, WADE ASIA Architecture Event is an established platform in the industry as a premium forum for connecting with the design community of India. While we were busy bringing the manufacturing and design community together an important link in the chain, i.e. ‘Interior Retailing’ needed equal attention. In 2019, IIR was born with the objectives of enabling dialogues within the retailing community, interior showrooms and spreading the best market practices through knowledge, research, analysis and awards.
In India, the time has come for FURNITURE BUSINESS to take wings.
We are standing at the crossroads. Here is why a knowledge forum is required that can connect people and engage different stakeholders to shape the current industry and pave the way for a bring future!
I welcome all of you to INDIA FURNITURE CONCLAVE and INDIA INTERIOR RETAILING 2023 happening from the 23-25 August in Delhi! Let’s come together to shape India’s growth story in Furniture, Kitchens, Hardware & Interior businesses.
Happy Retailing…
