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Bonito Designs, a full-home-only interior design company, has launched India’s first and only immersive flagship experience centre at Andheri, Mumbai. This ground-breaking 12,000 sq. ft. centre sets a new standard in the interior design industry, offering an unparalleled, technology-driven, and immersive design experience. The opening weekend of the flagship centre was met with tremendous success, recording over 200 bookings and reinforcing Bonito Designs’ position as a category leader in Mumbai. The flagship centre was inaugurated by renowned designers Gauri Khan and Manish Malhotra, whose collaboration with Bonito Designs’ continues to bring exclusive design themes to life and democratize designer homes.…

Wonderchef has launched its new kitchen robot in India called the Magic Chef. It’s an innovative all-in-one robot that can automatically cook food using raw ingredients. The robot can also cut and chop vegetables, and mix spices on its own. Let’s look at the detailed features of the Wonderchef Chef Magic robot. The Wonderchef Chef Magic robot is priced at Rs 49,999 in India. It is available on Wonderchef’s official website and leading appliance retailers across India. The Chef Magic robot comes pre-loaded with 200+ recipes, curated by Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. The recipe book includes various dishes across Indian, Jain,…

Blum’s REVEGO the new pocket system, provides a seamless solution for large cabinet fronts, concealed kitchen units, and complete living areas. This innovative design not only offers versatile options but also ensures easy planning and assembly, enhancing overall usability. More and more people are combining their kitchen, dining, living, and working areas into one contemporary open-plan space. With increasing urbanisation and more densely populated metropolitan areas, the living spaces of the future are also likely to be smaller. The pocket systems from Blum open up brand-new opportunities; the ability to quickly open up complete living areas when needed and simply…

UltraTech Cement Ltd has made considerable advancements in sustainability in FY24. The company has saved 105 million cubic meters of water, making it 5 times water-positive, which was exceeding the previous year’s FY23. This conservation involves recycling and harvesting programs, as well as water usage both within the facilities and in other community programs. Apart from water conservation, UltraTech Cement has also pledged to go for enhancement of the Biodiversity and Development of the communities. Some of them are rainwater harvesting, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plants, watershed management projects etc which implies the complete nature of the company. Besides, water…

Abu Dhabi-listed RAK Ceramics, one of the world’s biggest tile makers, is taking over RAK Porcelain, according to a disclosure on Monday. The company has completed the acquisition of 100% of share capital of RAK Porcelain, making it a wholly owned subsidiary, it said in a filing with the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Monday. “This strategic move aligns with RAK Ceramics’ ongoing commitment to focus, invest and grow its core business segments while strategically exiting non-core activities,” the company said. The tile maker posted a net profit of AED 62.9 million ($17.12 million) for the first quarter of…

The new Metropolitan Station in Lublin, Poland, is the key element of the Integrated Transportation Center’s multi-phase, complex project because it is built in the region’s capital city. It will be a transit hub combining urban, regional, and national transportation, located in the city centre, along with the necessary infrastructure. In addition, it will be one of Poland’s most environmentally friendly facilities. Tremend Studio, a Polish architecture practice, designed this modern, sustainable Metropolitan Station. The project intends to revitalise the areas of the railway station, develop a new urban tissue, and overcome the dilemma of how to revitalise the regions…

Indore-based direct-to-consumer (D2C) homeware brand Homestrap has ventured into physical retailing with the launch of its first kiosk, according to a company official’s social media post. The new kiosk is located at Phoenix Citadel Mall, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, which also houses several home accessory brands such as Daiso, Home Centre, Home360, Pure Home & Living and Latt Liv. “We are thrilled to announce that Homestrap has just opened our very first kiosk at Phoenix Citadel Mall, Indore,” Akash Mehta, co-founder of HomeStrap Fabric Furnishing Pvt. Ltd. said in a LinkedIn post while sharing images of the new outlet. “This smaller…

Lodha has announced the accomplishment of carbon neutrality in its operations – scope 1 and 2 emissions. This marks a significant milestone in the developer’s journey towards becoming a net-zero carbon company by 2050, laying a blueprint for the built sector to reduce carbon emissions, thus maximising the sector’s contribution to India’s 2070 net-zero target. Over the past five years, Lodha reduced its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 82%. This was primarily made possible by transitioning to renewable energy sources for construction activities and owned assets, with an increase in share of renewable electricity from less than 1% to…