Bharat Floorings & Tiles

As we welcome Lord Ganesha home, with chants and traditional drum beats, the holy being arrives at the place that would be his home for the next 11 days. It is then followed by ritualistic ceremonies performed to invoke the Lord’s presence in the idol. Offerings such as sweets, flowers, rice, etc are made to Lord Ganesha. Our celebrations would be incomplete without a serving of his favorite sweet, Modaks. These Indian dumplings are a special treat to Lord Ganesha and his devotees.  A popular sweet in Maharashtra, Modak is a sweet steamed rice dumpling, traditionally made during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. They represent the zeal and enthusiasm most evident during any celebration of life. Markets are flooded with Ganeshji's favorite sweets and savories, especially  Modaks . With every passing day, you will see varieties of  Modaks  on display at sweet shops across the state; some traditional and some contemporary flavours reflecting the ev...

We all wonder about the thought processes of designers and architects - how they always know what matches your mood and the setting, what works and what doesn’t, when a little is a lot, and basically everything that goes into translating your vision—and often your unstated or unrealized needs—into a design that works for you and your space. We are back with another round of testimonial Q&A, this time with renowned interior designer and architect Zameer Basrai - Co-founder of The Busride Design Studio, who shares with us his background, projects, trends, his favorite BFT collection and more… BFT: Kindly tell our readers about yourself and your work. ZB: I’m Zameer Basrai, the co-founder of The Busride Design Studio. I’ve completed my Bachelor of Architecture degree from CEPT, Ahmedabad, India and graduated with a Smarchs degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. The Busride is an independent design studio specializing in the design a...

Tejal Mathur is a household name when it comes to chic and elegant interior designing. She started her design studio in 1998 and has garnered recognition and won multiple esteemed accolades. Her design studio is known as Tejal Mathur Designs, earlier Team Design. Credited with projects like the British Brewing Company, Pali Village Café and many other restaurants, cafes and even private residences, Tejal Mathur dominates the cards for those who have a fine taste for aesthetics. In this round of the testimonial Q and A, we bring you a conversation with the expert, Tejal Mathur. BFT: What office spaces have you done using Bharat floorings? TM: Trilegal (Law Office), One India Bulls Centre, Tower One, Mumbai and many more. BFT: What kind of feedback have you received regarding the flooring from your friends and family? TM: BFT is a go to place for enduring stunning floors and easy to use. BFT: What trends do you see in office spaces? TM: We see standing work stations wit...

The third round of our testimonial Q and A brings you expertise from Shilpa and Sameer Balvally. It is something remarkable. It revolves around creative office spaces and was taken during an event at Rise – Mumbai, a co-working office space designed by the duo in collaboration with foreign architects and the client. Shilpa and Sameer founded Studio Osmosis in January 2010. From big entrepreneur homes to the hippest of restaurants, commercial spaces and Hospitals, Studio Osmosis, in its 7 year journey, has transformed spaces with a knack for providing that X factor that makes them stand apart from the rest. Following is an extract from the said interview with Shilpa and Sameer Balvally. BFT: Kindly tell our readers about yourself and your work. SB: We founded Studio Osmosis with an aim to transform quality of lifestyle through the spaces we design, be it interior or architecture, the firm beautifully balances its youthful enthusiasm with experience gathered by working wit...

We bring you the second round of the testimonial Q and A, this time with Richa Bahl. Richa Bahl is a familiar name in the interior designing circuit, especially among the B-Towners.  She discovered her passion for interior designing when she started designing her own home. Richa Bahl began her professional design studio from 2009 and since then it’s been exciting journey of design and more. Her choices and influences are based the various travels to different parts of the world and hence her love towards a fusion of bringing the old and new together. She has been featured in design magazines such as Elle decor and Inside Outside. Her clientele includes the likes of Anurag Kashyap, Kangana Ranaut and Alia Bhatt. BFT: How would you quote something for Creative Work Spaces? RB:  "A good looking work space is motivation enough to go work every day” BFT:  What office spaces have you done using Bharat floorings? RB: Phantom Films. I wanted to use the range...

While some are eagerly waiting for HBO to air the next season of Game of Thrones, few others prefer to read the story word by word and allow their imagination to explore the playground. We’ve being posting video testimonies for quite some time now, and we thought why let the classic format of interview die in the pursuit of technological dependence. Hence, here we are with a segment of testimonial interviews in the glorious Q and A format with some renowned interior designers and architects. To begin with, we have Rubel Dhuna, the founder and chief architect of RDa (Rubel Dhuna Architects). Based in Mumbai, Dhuna is a LEED Accredited Professional from the USA. She has previously worked for Design Development Group (DDG) in Baltimore (USA), projects in Turkey, urban planning of Lavassa and construction of 2 award-wining projects in India. BFT:   Kindly tell our readers about yourself and your work. RD: I’m Rubel Dhuna, the founder and principal architect at RDa (Rubel ...

Monsoon is fast approaching and soon the city will be all drenched, for some with the splashes of joy while for others with the mean drool of nature. Either ways, it’s all going to be wet and slippery all over again. Some people pull out their least favourite clothes to wear, with their raincoats or umbrellas, out of the closet. Some people simply choose to enjoy the drops running down their skins. As everyone gears up to battle the rains, Bharat Floorings too uncovers the non-slippery outdoor range of tiles. In the early nineteenth century, Bharat Floorings introduced Stilan®, a range of non-slip heavy duty tiles. Believed to be made using ingredients next to diamonds in hardness, these tiles have an incredible and unmatched history. The Stilan® tiles have been used across many Central Railway and Western Railway platforms. India’s busiest railway station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or commonly abbreviated as CST, has them installed where lakhs of commuters walk every day. E...