Interiors And ABID — A Connection And Celebration Of 27 Years

On 10th March 2016, the Milan Mela grounds played host to a galaxy of dignitaries who assembled there to celebrate the inauguration of INTERIORS 2016. The exhibition was conducted by Association of Architects, Builders, Interior Decorators and Allied Business (ABID) and it went on till 14th March 2016 from 10 am to 7 pm. The Chief Guest was the Honorable Minister for Housing and Youth Services, Mr. Aroop Biswas, the Guest of Honor is the Honorable Mayor, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Shri. Sovan Chatterjee and bollywood personality Ms. Mahima Choudhury was there as a Special Guest. Other than that, the inauguration was attended by Mr. Kamlesh Agarwal, President, ABID; Mr. Anand Gupta, Secretary ABID, Exhibition Committee Chairman Mr. Sundeep Chadha and other office bearers and members of ABID.

List Of Formidable Sponsors

For this year, the exhibition saw the presence of 80 exhibitors who together covered an area of more than 50,000 sq ft. Many of the reputed brands had launched a new range of products which was showcased there. The exhibitors also had mock rooms on display where the visitors could get an idea on how the end products could be used. The visitors got a chance to go through the stalls of GreenLam Industries Ltd. who was the Principal Sponsor and sponsors like Amulya Mica, Merino Laminates, Raga, Viva Simpolo, Qutone, Raga Kitchens, Somany, Tajpuria, and Enox. VM&D was the media associate for the event.

Success Of The Environmental Seminar

Since the last 20 and more years, ABID has worked to promote the Interior & Exterior in the eastern region and also educate the people here. In January, they had organized a seminar titled, “Green Design in Interior Architecture where the aim was to discuss ways to have a cleaner and greener environment so that the future generations can live without any worry. The seminar drew people from India, Bangladesh and United Kingdom.

Accolade From The Indian Postal Department

Recently, the Indian Postal Department issued a Special Day Cover on ABID so as to commemorate the contribution of ABID in the last 25 years. Their good work continues through other mediums like imparting vocational training to youths by tying up with institutes imparting such education. They also get field training opportunity. At the end of the course, they get merit certificate from ABID in consultation with the Institutes. Moreover ABID believes in keeping the members happy and organizes regular Exhibitions, Seminars and Educational tours.

While the fair was not about buying and selling, the amount of interest and curiosity generated through the fair was quite high. That in turn led to business to the tune of several crores of rupees in the Eastern region. Another thriving industry was the Interior Decoration and Furnishing sector. Though it is an unorganized sector, yet the employment generated here for both skilled and unskilled manpower is immense. Currently, the interior decoration industry is pegged at several crores of rupees per annum and this year, the amount can increase through promotion at the exhibition that is visited by more than 1 lakh people every year.