Pic 9: One of the traditional spaces in Indian homes - Puja Room

There was no dearth of creative elements on the exhibition floor. For instance the picture above shows that there is an active interest in people to set up traditional “puja rooms” in their homes. So this guy is trying to sell huge pictures of deities in various sizes, finishes and what not. I would say for the spiritual minded people this stall would have been a sure stop and there was hardly any competition for him !

 Pic 10: A luxury bath cubicle

Well, we remember mentioning the bath cubicle in one of our first articles as an accessory which can save you trouble of having wet floors in your bathroom. This can avoid accidents to a great deal and further more, enhance the life of your precious tiles on the floor.

The one shown above is actually some kind of a Jacuzzi which has pressurized outlets. This promises a refreshing and stimulating bath experience. We will not go into specifics here at the moment.

 Pic 11: Clipsal home automation (electric home automation)

This really caught our attention. At first we did not venture into the clipsal booth, but I think it was wise to do so at the end. They have a state of the art control system for homes. Really impressive. If you have some money to splurge, you can invest on the product shown above, which is a color LCD screen central control console. From here you can virtually control all electric appliances of your home including the curtains, lights, dimmer and what not.

The best part, is that it can be hooked to a PC with Ethernet and if the PC is on-line, you can virtually control the whole home setup from even your office!!

The whole thing is customizable for individual homes and also you can upgrade the features if you wish to do so…..

 Interesting, is it not?

 Pic 12: The paint guys

It was indeed a complete solution for home owners (well almost). Here you can see Asian paints stall where I think users are even encouraged to try out some painting by themselves. We also saw some other paint companies out there like Shalimar or something like that.

 

 Pic 13: Fenesta windows - A really interesting proposition

These guys claim to be window experts offering what was only seen outside India a few years ago. We really liked their USP of reducing noise levels by up-to 30db, standard warranty of something like 10 years and so on.

I think windows and door fittings with glass needs great planning and if you have some time, you should have a look at their product ranges. They also do renovation, so you can upgrade from your current archaic windows to their products.

Another USP is that since there is a good seal, AC bills are reduced. But there is no way to quantify this.

 Pic 14: For electric bill conscious people

There were some stalls offering solar heater products which are typically installed on roof top. We are not sure if apartment owners can do that, but individual home owners can most certainly opt for one. In Chennai at-least there is no short supply of sunshine

What caught our attention here is the huge bill board. Good advertising perhaps.

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 Pic 4: An example of a true experience

As you can see in the picture above, a bathroom sink was demonstrated complete with tap, mirror and also a tower hanger. You should also notice that the tiles are a part of the whole decor here too. We think this is a cool idea indeed.

 Pic 5: Kitchen products were on exhibit too

A wide variety of products for kitchen were available. Some discounts were offered if bookings were made on the spot. We don’t have all the pictures but there were some real interesting concepts for maintaining your kitchen, vis-a-vis, storage spaces.

 Pic 6 : Siemens had a huge stall. Picture happy people above

Only the stall was huge. Again goes to show the spending power of these home market segment companies. Oddly enough Siemens didn’t see to have lot of visitors. We personally did not enter the stall either. We know they are a huge popular brand in Germany but what they do in India is beyond us at the moment.

Pic 7: This is a miracle gadget. Read more in the post below

 This is indeed something which we think is great. The aluminium strip that you see in the picture above is a power strip into which you can plug in as many sockets as you want. You would never ever, run out of sockets again. The picture just above shows that how this can useful in a kitchen. Interesting is it not?

Pic 8: A wide variety of kitchen sinks were on display

Again we are out of pictures here , but you get the general idea don’t you?

 A few more pictures coming up in next post.

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Pic 1: First look inside the exhibition

At first glance, the exhibition had a foreign touch to it. There was a very well planned floor layout and at most places, you never got the feeling of suffocation. This year’s show was organized in Chennai Trade centre which is really a top-notch exibition ground. I have not seen Pragiti Maidan in New Delhi, so this comparison may not be correct.

Fig 2: Seen here is the RAK Ceramics booth. RAK Ceramics is based out of UAE.

A lot of vitrified tiles and ceramic related companies had huge stalls (translate that to lot of money ) RAK ceramics’ stall was very impressive.

What was unique about some stalls was that they gave you a realistic feel of the product by placing it in a near day-to-day like scenario. So the wash basin is placed near a mirror. Also the basin is fitted with taps so that you get the real feel.

 

Pic 3: Seen above , lots of new looking basins to suit your bathroom

Ambiance was good at the show, and the people who shove unwanted brochures into your hands were actually less.

more on part 3………….

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Read the article about this show in local newspapers and mentally made a note of the same. Today I asked Williams if he would like to join me, and he said yes.

 The journey was a treachrous one.  But when we reached the place finally the trip was really worth taking.

 More details about this fair can be found on their homepage.

http://iomegashow.com/Home.htm

They have shows coming in the following cities :

• Bangalore 27th - 30th September 2007  Palace Grounds
•  Hyderabad 11th - 14th October 2007  Hitex Exhibition Centre
• Kochi 25th - 28th October 2007  Jawaharlal Nehru Intl. Stadium
• Mumbai 15th - 18th November 2007  MMRDA Grounds
• Kolkata 29th Nov.- 2nd December 2007  Science City 
• New Delhi 14th - 17th December 2007  Pragati Maidan
• Ahmedabad 27th - 30th December 2007  Ahmedabad Education Society Grounds
• Indore  11th - 14th January 2008  Abhay Prashal
• Jaipur 25th - 28th January 2008  Ambedkar Circle Ground
• Chandigarh 7th - 10th February 2008  Parade Grounds
• Pune 21st - 24th February 2008  SSPMS Ground (Shri Shivaji Preparatory Military School) 
• Surat  6th - 9th March 2008 Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium

source: http://iomegashow.com/schedule

In the forthcoming post, I will elaborate on our experiences coupled with photos for that “live blogging” experience.

hope you enjoy these posts.

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