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India:Titan wins six design awards at NID-BusinessWorld Awards - 2004 |
2004-12-23
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Titan Industries’s design team has won awards for six different design categories at the recently concluded NID-BusinessWorld Awards - 2004.
Titan Watches and Tanishq Jewellery stole the limelight by walking away with a total of six accreditations at the NID-Business World Awards ceremony, which saw some of India''s the top-notch brands vying for the prized distinction.
Michael Foley, head of design at Titan, received the ''Designer of the Year'' award for his creativity and design expertise. Titan''s Edge watch designed by him was adjudged the ''Best Accessory Design'' in the ''Lifestyle'' category.
The ''Best Accessory Design'' in the ''Jewellery'' category went to Tanishq''s Aamra designed by Pallavi Dudeja Foley of Tanishq Design Studio.
Bijou Kurien, COO-watches, Titan Industries, said, "Titan has consistently demonstrated its leadership position in design expertise by fashioning a concurrent blend of modern technology with rich craftsmanship. These awards are an illustration of the progression of design strengths at our design studios."
Talisman, the outdoor clock by Sandeep Menon, the member of Titan design team, was the privileged finalist for ‘Best Public Furniture Award’ category while Deep Stambha by Abhijit Bansod qualified as finalists for the ''Best Lighting Design''.
In 2003, BusinessWorld-NID Design Excellence Awards was conceptualised as a forum for recognising the best in Indian design. The awards were instituted with six different categories in 2003 to felicitate and honour professionals and companies for excellence in design in these categories.
However, keeping in mind the latest industry trends, the scope of the BusinessWorld-NID Design Excellence Awards 2004 was expanded to eight categories with 26 sub-categories in product and graphic design.
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