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Catalouge 2012, 2013 & 2014 India Design Mark is a design standard, a symbol, which recognizes good design. India Design Council grants India Design Mark after evaluating good design through a systemized process. India INDEX Design Mark is initiated in cooperation Messages.............................................................................. 4 with Good Design Award, Japan. India Design Mark is granted and administered by Preface................................................................................... 10 India Design Council which is an autonomous body of Government of India established under the aegis of Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Jury 2012................................................................................ 12 Ministry of Commerce & Industry. India Design Council is a strategic body for multi disciplinary design. It envisions to make Indian industry a Jury 2013................................................................................ 13 design enabled industry. For more information visit www.indiadesigncouncil.in Jury 2014................................................................................ 14 India Design Mark symbol is a trustworthy indicator of excellence. India Design Mark provides strong I Mark Recipients 2012..................................................... 17 differentiation and market positioning as a design and innovation leader. Through India Design Mark, the India Design Council seeks to inspire Indian manufacturers to bring to market well designed I Mark Recipients 2013..................................................... 81 products that enrich the lives of people. Catalogue 2012, 2013 & 2014 I Mark Recipients 2014..................................................... 163 ANAND MAHINDRA President India Design Council We are proud to present to all, this catalogue of the India Design Mark Design Mark will serve as a measure that not only provides better products to the recipients for 2012 and 2013. Indian consumer, but will also be a major enabler in helping Indian brands become global as 'Made in India' gets supplemented by 'Designed in India'. In today's era of globalization, design has emerged as a key dimension in which companies can distinguish their products and services on the global stage. I take this opportunity to thank all the applicants of the India Design Mark for their Increasing affluence continues to lead consumers away from the commoditized participation and the jury members for assessing all the entries extremely "me-too" products to more customized ones, which they see as an extension of diligently. My special thanks to the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP), their own identity, be it their clothes, their cars or their computers. Which helped us at every step in realizing this important programme. I also would like to go on record and express my appreciation for the staff at the India Design At the India Design Council, we realized that though Indian entrepreneurs and Council Secretariat, without whose support this success would not have consumers were realizing this too, there was no independent body that could been possible. certify design quality and excellence for Indian products. To address this gap, the India Design Council launched the India Design Mark in 2012 and modelled it on the Warm Regards, lines of the Japanese Good Design Award (G-mark). Anand Mahindra We have been encouraged by the enthusiastic response to the India Design Mark and the quality of applications received. I am certain that in the long run the India 4 IIndiandia Design Mark Catalogue 2013 India Design Mark Catalogue 5 PRADYUMNA VYAS Member Secretary India Design Council, Chairman India Design Mark Jury It is a matter of great pride to present to you the India Design Mark Good Design has the potential to inspire companies and enable them to transform Catalogue for 2012 and 2013. themselves; directly influencing productivity, innovation and global competitiveness thereby impacting our quality of life. The India Design Council is mandated to strengthen design in India. It is committed to be a catalyst for planned development of the design sector in India, covering The India Design Mark recipients documented in this catalogue will surely social and economic activities. encourage countless others to integrate design in their business processes. I am sure that in future, the India Design Mark will become one great network of The Government of India is very keen to promote design and innovation. The companies, which will use design and act as an aggregator of some excellent Government of India, through the India Design Council, envisages enhancing innovations coming from Indian companies. industry understanding and application of design along with integrating it into mainstream business and industrial processes. Warm Regards, Pradyumna Vyas The India Design Mark is one of the most important initiatives of the India Design Council. It is a good design recognition system that creates awareness about contemporary design among the industry and masses. The I Mark not only promotes design, but also extols its importance as a vital tool for India’s economic growth. 6 IIndiandia Design Mark Catalogue 2013 India IndiaDesign Design Mark MarkCatalogue Catalogue 2013 7 SHRI AMITABH KANT Secertary Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Ministry of Commerce Goverment of India It is a matter of great pride to present to you the India Design Mark Innovative product development is crucial to the success of a manufacturing firm. Catalogue for 2012 and 2013. Product profits are determined both by revenues and costs. Revenues are driven by the product’s performance and its aesthetic appeal; while, the costs are curtailed The India Design Mark has been a significant step towards recognising and by efficient design and innovative use of materials. Both aspects are important. promoting good design in the Indian industry in particular and the Indian society The advantages of embracing design-driven innovation through design thinking in general. can greatly increase manufacturing competitiveness. Sustaining and encouraging the growth of the manufacturing sector in India is the It is in this context that development of a system to identify good design becomes need of the hour. The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion is working an imperative. The India Design Mark will be an important contributor to India’s consciously to promote indigenous manufacturing and support it through policy future success and will ensure better quality of life for the Indian citizens through and capacity building mechanisms as it believes that growth in indigenous good design. manufacturing will lead to inclusive growth and reduction in trade deficit. I congratulate the India Design Council for initiating this important movement in The growth in manufacturing sector can be sustained only through new product the country. development and innovative deployment of new technologies which bring economic or social benefit to people. Warm Regards, Amitabh Kant 8 India Design Mark Catalogue India IndiaDesign Design Mark MarkCatalogue Catalogue 2013 9 PREFACE Good design, through its multifarious manifestations, affects the daily lives of evaluated against the prescribed criteria. While applying the prescribed criteria to everyone and has a lasting impact on our culture, identity, and quality of life. a product entry, it is equally important to keep in mind the product context and the Design creates new meanings by changing an existing situation within a set of given context in which one evaluation criterion has more importance against the constraints in response to a need. Each design holds the potential, an opportunity others. to achieve social, economic and environmental benefits and to contribute in making the world a better place. The jury assessment was done with a holistic approach that involved taking a composite view of the product. The process was an integrated evaluation Excellence in design is an essential requirement for national competitiveness. The procedure keeping in mind all relevant criteria. The jury focused on excellence in India Design Mark and its processes are intended to foster design excellence design, the capability of the entry to serve the purpose for which it was designed within the country. The product entries listed in this catalogue have been the and the aesthetics of the finished product. The jury was very particular about the recipients of the India Design Mark during 2012 and 2013. A duly constituted jury fit and finish of the product entries. reviewed the applications. The assessment was conducted as per the prescribed evaluation criteria. This catalogue will serve as a documentation of good design in India. It will also serve as a reference point for new applicants to apply for the subsequent edition The jury comprised of leading veterans and professionals connected with the of the India Design Mark award. The catalogue, we are sure, will also emphasize design profession. The first stage of evaluating the entries took place online. Each that design is not only a domain of big corporate players, but can also be used entry was reviewed by three jury members independently. Only those entries, effectively by the medium and small-scale enterprises. It will go on to establish which qualified in the first stage of evaluation, were considered in the second that design is not merely about aesthetic styling, but it is also a unique strategic stage. In the second stage, evaluation