PPG Industries Inc. (PPG), through its performance glass coatings group, will showcase its full portfolio of DG-KOTE mirror, decorative and specialty coatings solutions at GlassBuild America, the Glass, Window and Door Expo, to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from Sep 9-11. The group to exhibit at GlassBuild America is the only global supplier of PPG’s range of silvering, mirror-backing, decorative and specialty products to the glass industry.
PPG Industries’ performance glass coatings group offers products that combine chemistry and process knowledge. The products specialize in superior technologies, quality finish and environment-friendly solutions. PPG Industries’ customers can avail the total package of advanced glass coatings solutions through local representatives of the company’s production and research labs.
PPG Industries’ full range of DG-KOTE glass coatings which will be on display includes direct-to-glass paints, copper-free silvering solutions and low-lead backing paints. The display will consist of performance glass coatings on products ranging from mirrors and holiday ornaments to trendy high-end painted glass products for interior design highlighting process efficiencies of the products.
Recently, PPG wrapped up the sale of its Mt. Zion glass manufacturing facility in Illinois to China-based automotive glass maker Fuyao Glass America Inc. The divestment is in sync with PPG Industries’ strategy to focus on its higher-technology, coated glass capabilities for residential and commercial construction uses.
Glass coatings technology remains one of PPG’s major growth drivers and the company plans to invest further to improve its current capacity and expand overall technical capabilities to make more advanced products.
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“I’m the ashtray guy,” Eric Wink jokes after detailing the numerous vintage examples that are peppered like Easter eggs in his very first front-to-back interior design project. A design fiend since his art history undergrad days, Eric started building up a private collection of vintage objets after he joined interior design studio Gachot as a brand director. Eventually, friends who saw his apartment began reaching out to ask him to rethink their space. Now, Eric has his very own practice that he’s helmed for nearly two years.
“A big part of my practice is, one, not to [imitate the aesthetic of] any era…,” Eric says, though Space Age and French Deco always serve as inspiration for his work. “They both have this slickness and reverence for a minimalist sort of design ethos, with a sense of individuality that avoids the spare coldness of true minimalism.”
He got to reference these eras in a new way when he designed a pair of apartments in tandem for two friends living in the same building in the West Village. “Both of these clients were really interested in exploring how to create spaces that felt masculine but not in obvious ways,” Eric says. He accomplished this through collecting pieces over time and seeing how each item informed the next. The result is two homes that feel distinct to each client’s personality.
“Everything is like a reaction to the thing we found before because it was this slow process of collecting things over time. There was a lot of one thing begetting another,” Eric says.
The first tenant is one that Eric describes as a “young, highly social” tech and entertainment executive who’s the ringleader of his friend group. He was moving into his own apartment for the very first time and felt like the one-bed, one-bath flat would form the perfect nexus point between friends living uptown and others based in Brooklyn. Despite being a fixer-upper (the warped floors needed to be refinished and an antechamber was eventually carved out between the main rooms to give each space some breathing room), “The client wanted a ‘party palace,’ but also a home that could be a respite from a fast life and hectic city,” Eric says of the historic ’60s apartment
One of Huroshi Sugimoto’s theater prints hangs over a ’60s-era French desk which abuts the living room. “I really love that artist and his work, and because the client works in tech, specifically in the entertainment space, it felt personal for him,” Eric says. The lamp is Sys Marstrand for Jie Ceramics.
The visionary architect is this year’s recipient of the second annual Philip Hanson Hiss Award
Courtesy Architecture Sarasota. Photography by Kelsey Long/Olive Grey Photography
When ruminating on the great architectural masterpieces of the world, individuals can be quick to gravitate toward larger metropolitan areas—New York or Tokyo, Paris, Mexico City, Shanghai or Dubai. And yet, so many architectural movements were born elsewhere before being integrated into the global language that informs our built environment. In fact, “you could argue, I suppose, that the impact of a building in a smaller city is more powerful than in a larger city which offers, inevitably, more choice,” Lord Norman Foster tells COOL HUNTING from the ballroom of the Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota, Florida. “The power of an intervention in a smaller city, “he adds, “has the potential for greater influence.”
Courtesy Architecture Sarasota. Photography by Kelsey Long/Olive Grey Photography
Lord Foster was in Sarasota to receive the 2024 Philip Hanson Hiss Award, an accolade bestowed upon an individual championing innovation in architecture and design. The annual honor was born from Architecture Sarasota, an organization stewarding the legacy of the Sarasota School of Architecture and committed to education and advocacy around the city’s innumerable architectural treasures. For anyone unfamiliar with Sarasota’s esteemed architectural history, Lord Foster’s presence acts as a testament—and Architecture Sarasota’s new Moderns That Matter: The Sarasota 100 exhibition at McCulloch Pavilion reveals the breadth and depth.
Courtesy Architecture Sarasota. Photography by Kelsey Long/Olive Grey Photography
Lord Foster, the founder and executive chairman of Foster + Partners, won the 21st Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1999. His immense, influential body of work includes Apple Park in Cupertino, California, NYC’s Hearst Tower, The Gherkin in London, as well as the Beijing Capital Airport and many more. Right now, he’s developing the masterplan for the Mayo Clinic, as well as the global headquarters for JPMorgan Chase, and steering the mission for his own Norman Foster Foundation. In addition to all of that, he’s the elected advocate for cities at the United Nations’ Forum of Mayors.
Paul Rudolph’s Umbrella House, photo by Nicholas Ferris Photography
Lord Foster’s personal connection to Sarasota predates all of this. Philip Hiss, the powerhouse developer for whom the award was named, transformed the Floridian city into a vision for the future by commissioning architect Paul Rudolph for projects like Umbrella House in 1953. Hiss—and Rudolph—intended to demonstrate how people could be living in post-war America, and their creations were radical and garnered attention for their experimental nature.
Paul Rudolph and Ralph Twitchell’s Revere Quality House, photo courtesy of Wayne Eastep
“I came to Yale in 1961,” Lord Foster tells us. “I had a Henry Fellowship which I could have taken at either Yale or Harvard. Paul Rudolph was the dean of the architecture program. He was the reason that I chose Yale. In many ways, Rudolph was a product of Walter Gropius and Harvard. Arguably, I indirectly got the Bauhaus from Rudolph, whose work I was very much aware of in Sarasota. I hadn’t been to the States before going to Yale, but Rudolph’s work was published. It was the best decision I ever made, to go to Yale and have the privilege of Rudolph being a teacher and mentor.”
Carl Abbot’s Butterfield House opposite Paul Rudolph’s Cocoon House, photo by Leonardo Lunardi
In addition to Rudolph’s work, the fabric of Sarasota features contributions from “a very close friend, Carl Abbot, who was a classmate in that year,” Lord Foster adds. “We’ve traveled together and we’ve kept in contact since then.” Lord Foster continues to find inspiration in the works of Rudolph, his collaborator Ralph Twitchell, as well as other leading modern architects in the ’50s—like Victor Lundy and Gene Leedy. Abbot’s work includes the contemporary masterpiece Butterfield House, which is oriented toward one of Rudolph’s iconic additions, Cocoon House. They’re separated by a picturesque bayou.
Courtesy Architecture Sarasota. Photography by Kelsey Long/Olive Grey Photography
Prior to an engaging lecture of reflection and experiences on cities and architecture, Lord Foster painted a picture of a climate-sensitive future for us. “If we look at population growth between now and 2050, it’s a predicted two billion,” he says. “That means that somehow, mostly in Africa, Asia, and maybe Latin America, we will be making 18 Miami metro areas every year between now and then. What kind of model of a city should we be prescribing or advocating for? Essentially compact, fairly high-density, walkable, pedestrian-friendly and neighborhood-oriented. These are the opposite of sprawling car-born cities. They consume less energy. They’re more sustainable. That would be your ideal model.”
Lord Foster says such cities should teem with nature. “It must be green, not just in terms of sustainability, but in terms of parks and green spaces,” he says. “You would be, ideally, in walking distance to a store or school, or there must be good connectivity thanks to high-quality public transportation. Cars would still be around but assuming by then energy production is not fossil fuels but clean. The picture of this city is walkable, friendly, safe and green.”
Courtesy Architecture Sarasota. Photography by Kelsey Long/Olive Grey Photography
When we enquired about Lord Foster’s most meaningful project, he explained that it would be like tossing a coin—though he has an affinity for the Reichstag. “It is emblematic of a nation and a city,” he tells us. “It’s a green, clean energy manifesto with generous public space. It incorporates works of art. It’s representative of a new relationship between the public and the politicians.” As for his practice’s turning point, he looks to a center he helmed in the London Docklands. “It was an operation center for dock workers who, up to that point, had been underprivileged. It combined them with management. It had a very strong social agenda. It was the first project that opened the door to other projects,” he says. “It’s the power of architecture and design to transform the quality of every day life. That project had that power.”
Themes from our conversation flowed into Lord Foster’s keynote address. “Why cities?” he asked the sold-out crowd. “Cities are the future. More people are living in cities and will be living in cities. You could say that cities are our greatest invention. What is a city? The infrastructure of the connections, public spaces, parks, bridges, boulevards, plazas, metro systems. These determine what makes one city different from another. It defines whether a city is beautiful or ugly. It determines its identity. It’s the urban glue which binds together the many individual buildings.” Lord Foster’s insights arose from his role as an urbanist concerned with infrastructure, and as an architect concerned with the impact of individual buildings.
Courtesy Architecture Sarasota. Photography by Kelsey Long/Olive Grey Photography
In addition to his keynote, Lord Foster toured a handful of Sarasota’s most architecturally significant homes—four of which were opened to guests of the Philip Hanson Hiss Award ceremony. “When we first began talking about what would make the perfect venue for this year’s Hiss Award celebration, we knew we wanted to have a setting that would pay homage to our Sarasota School roots but also acknowledge the contemporary work that’s being done by those who have been inspired by our past,” Anne Essner, board president of Architecture Sarasota, explains. “Clearly the Revere Quality House, by Paul Rudolph and Ralph Twitchell, and its Companion House, by Guy Peterson, check all boxes.” To complement this duo, Architecture Sarasota opened Abbot’s neighboring Butterfield House and, with it, a vista of Rudolph’s Cocoon House. Together, they formed a quartet of architectural achievement.
Photo by Sean Harris
“Part of my work here is to ensure that young people have the opportunity to see modern architecture and to understand the importance of design and how it affects our lives,” concludes Marty Hylton, the president of Architecture Sarasota. With programs like the Moderns That Matter, international attention from pioneers like Lord Foster and an ingrained cultural richness to the city itself, Hylton, Essner and Architecture Sarasota will surely continue to inform and inspire.
Interview: Lord Norman Foster and Architecture Sarasota
Text description provided by the architects. Located on Guemes Island overlooking the Bellingham Channel, this two-story bunkhouse provides additional sleeping accommodations for a client’s family cabin. Intended for rest, quiet work, and lasting memories, the new bunkhouse will be passed down in the family for generations to come. The bunkhouse sits less than ten feet uphill from the property’s 100-year-old log cabin, approximately 150 feet up the sloping lot from the shore. The cabin was originally built on Lopez Island and later dismantled and floated over to Guemes Island in the 40s. Unique to neighboring properties, the cabin is located just inside the treeline instead of at the water’s edge. The result feels private and secluded while capturing views to the west. The new bunkhouse mirrors this strategy, positioned to minimize disturbance to the forested site and frame views from the second floor.
The bunkhouse is positioned above an existing well house that had run dry. One primary aspect of the project, in addition to creating a structure that accommodates friends and family, was to decommission the well and install a rainwater catchment and potable water system. A new septic system is installed uphill of the bunkhouse and out of the floodplain to ensure the system will better withstand climate change and rising sea levels. Tying the bunkhouse to infrastructure projects is key to the long-term use of the property. The program called for comfortably accommodating as many family and friends as possible in a compact structure with water views. Requirements included sleeping quarters, a bathroom, a kitchenette, and a workspace. The narrow lot and existing trees drive a compact, two-story solution, with the benefit that the upper level looks over the log cabin to the water. A covered porch leads to the bunkhouse entry and lower level comprised of a kitchenette, a built-in desk, and a bathroom designed to accommodate multiple users simultaneously. A central set of stairs leads to a second-floor sitting area designed around a large skylight affording views of the forest canopy and Bellingham Channel. Flanking the social space on either end are sleeping quarters.
The bunkhouse is designed to reference the rustic log cabin and the half-round log siding on the original well house. Two types of exterior cladding distinguish the lower and upper halves: Disdero Cabin Log Siding on the lower level and 1×6 Tongue and Groove Rough Sawn Western Red Cedar Ship Cladding on the upper level, both stained black. The profile of the log siding inspired curved details on the rafter tails and bunk bed ladders. The design incorporates low-maintenance materials including stainless steel, plywood, and sheet marmoleum, and employs built-in casework throughout. A horizontal strip of windows frames the forest as occupants move up the stairs to the second floor. The U-shaped sitting area is designed for casual conversation, a quiet place to read a book, and when needed, can comfortably sleep three. On either side, wood screens provide privacy for the two sleeping wings, each outfitted with a built-in queen bed, bunkbed, and storage solutions. The bunkhouse’s gable roof references the original cabin’s traditional form while its asymmetrical overhang formally contains the second-floor sitting area and collects water for the potable water system.
Project name: Architectural Scheme Design of North Area (Section 2) of International Collaborative Innovation Zone of The Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone Project location: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Deadline for pre-qualification application: 17:00 on December 26, 2023
Project Information
1.1 Project Background
According to the requirements of the Plan for Shenzhen Park of The Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone approved by the State Council, and taking the leading area for Shenzhen-Hong Kong S&T Innovation and Cooperation, the experimental field for international advanced S&T innovation rules, and the aggregation area for pre-production tests in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) as the orientation, The Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone aims at building a world-class science and technology innovation hub, focusing on six major areas of medical science and technology, big data/artificial intelligence, robot, new materials, microelectronics, and fintech, carrying out cutting-edge science and technology exploration and key technology R&D, mastering a number of core and common key technologies, and providing strong support for the construction of an international world-class science and technology innovation center in the GBA.
As the core area directly having dialogue with the Hong Kong Park of the Cooperation Zone and the top priority of the Shenzhen Park of the Cooperation Zone, the International Collaborative Innovation Zone will be developed into a world-class scientific research park in the future, and build high-quality scientific research laboratory space, open and shared park public space, ecological and green planning, and construction concepts and intelligent and advanced park operation system to become the pacesetter for the planning and construction of the scientific research park.
1.2 Project Location
Located on the east side of Futian District, Shenzhen (see Figure 1 for details), within the former Huanggang Port Cargo Inspection Area, adjacent to the border between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and close to the Huanggang Port and Futian Port, the International Collaborative Innovation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the “Collaborative Innovation Zone”) Phase I of The Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the “Cooperation Zone”) faces the Hong Kong Park of the Shenzhen Park of The Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (named: Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park) across the Shenzhen River. Boasting excellent location, transportation, supporting facilities and ecology, this Area is planned as the core functional area of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, indicating the strategic significance for the future development of Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Figure 1- Location diagram（Ⅰ）
1.3 Current Situation
(1) Current land use Current location of the Project remains the cargo inspection function of the Huanggang Port. After the cancellation of cargo function and the completion of land consolidation work, the land will be released.
Figure 2- Location diagram（Ⅱ）
(2) Current situation of surrounding area The northwest corner of the Project is concentrated on a myriad of residential and office buildings with a height of about 100 meters, and the residential and office buildings along the street are about 100 meters away from the Project site. The southwest direction of the Project serves as a port hub, echoing the Hong Kong Park, which is planned as a R&D and higher education base, across the Shenzhen River.
Figure 3- Current situation around the Collaborative Innovation Zone
1.4 Design Scope
The design scope of the Tender is the North Area Section 2 Project.
Figure 4- Design scope diagram
1.5 Overall Indicators
Application Requirements
(1) There are no qualification restrictions for the registration of the Tender. Bidding applicants must be legally registered independent legal persons, partnership enterprise or other organizations.
(2) Application of a consortium with less than two member units (including the leading unit) is acceptable. Consortium members must not apply again on its own or with other design units as another consortium. Consortium members should sign a Consortium Agreement with legal force and clarify the leading agency, the work division and rights and interests of all parties.
(3) The application of individuals or individual groups is not accepted. (The pre-qualification document requirements shall prevail at last.)
Tendering Rules
The Project adopts open tender (pre-qualification), which is divided into Stage I: Pre-qualification Stage, Stage II: Scheme Bidding Stage, and Stage III: Bid Selection Stage.
Stage I: Pre-qualification Stage
(1) The Project adopts the open bidding form to carry out comprehensive review of the pre-qualification application documents, determining five shortlisted agencies (without ranking) and two alternative agencies (with ranking).
(2) After the public announcement of pre-qualification results with no objection, the pre-qualified and shortlisted agencies should submit the Bidding Confirmation Letter according to the prescribed time, and the Host will issue the tender documents to agencies that have submitted the Bid Confirmation Letter. If a shortlisted agency gives up participation in the next-stage scheme bidding, it should submit the No-Bid Letter to the Host. If the bidder having submitted the Bidding Confirmation Letter withdraws midway or abandons the bid eventually due to non-force majeure, the Host has the right to refuse the bidder to participate in the Host’s other construction projects in the future.
(3) Principles of alternative agency replacement
If a shortlisted agency is discovered to have provided false documents or be suspected of falsification during the public announcement of the pre-qualification results, it will be disqualified and replaced with alternative agencies in sequence.
If the shortlisted agency fails to submit the Bidding Confirmation Letter on time or clearly withdraws from the next-stage scheme bidding, the alternative agency will substitute it in sequence.
If any of the bidding agencies withdraws from the next-stage scheme bidding within three working days after the tender documents are released, the alternative agency will substitute it in sequence. If there is a withdrawal after the deadline, no alternative agency will substitute.
3.2 Stage II: Scheme Bidding Stage
The Host should set up a bid review jury according to the law, carry out open bidding review for bidding schemes (subject to on-site bidding presentation by the project leader/chief designer), and recommend the top three shortlisted candidates (without ranking) to enter the Bid Selection Stage.
3.3 Stage III: Bid Selection Stage
Tender Schedule
The Host should set up a bid selection jury according to the law and regulations, and determine one winner among the three shortlisted candidates recommended by the scheme bid review jury.
* All times are subject to Beijing time and are tentative. The Host has the to adjust the schedule according to the real work situation.
Tender Estimate
The upper limit price for the bidding is RMB 40 million.The shortlisted agencies will make their own quotation according to the scheme within the upper limit price. (The official tender documents shall prevail at last)
Compensation For Bid Failure
The total compensation for bid failure is RMB 3.2 million, of which:
(1) RMB 800,000 for each of the four agencies that has entered the bid review stage but failed to win the bid.
(2) The bidder will not pay the compensation for the bidding scheme that has entered bid review stage but is judged by the bid review jury to be in violation of the veto clauses of the tender documents and treated as rejected one, or deemed by the bid review jury as failure to meet the depth and requirements of the tender documents. The official tender documents shall prevail at last.
Submission Location
3F,Shenzhen Trading Consulting Group ,Block A, Nanshan Intelligence Valley Entrepreneurship Park, 3185 Shahe West Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China
Important Reminders
Enterprise Information Registration Design agencies that have not registered on the Shenzhen Electronic Bidding and Trading Platform must go to https://www.szjsjy.com.cn:8001/jy-toubiao/ to register in advance; each member agency of a consortium need to register online as required.
Tender Information Inquiry
Pre-qualification document download: Please go to “Shenzhen Public Resources Transaction Network – Tender Announcement” to view the announcement and download pre-qualification documents: https://new.szggzy.com/jygg/details.html?contentId=2023174
Reminder: For the Design Brief and related appendixes for this project, bidders are required to use the trading system key to log in to the Download Qualification Pre-qualification Documents of Shenzhen Public Resource Trading Center – Bidder Subsystem and search for the project name to download.
The solicitation announcement will be released on the following websites. Modifications and supplements to this announcement is subject to the contents made public on the following websites/WeChat official accounts:
(1) Announcement websites： Shenzhen Public Resource Trading Network: https://www.szggzy.com/static/index.html Website of Shenzhen Center for Design: https://www.szdesigncenter.com/
(2) WeChat official accounts： 一和研发、深圳市城市设计促进中心、建日筑闻、archrace
Organization
Host: Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone Development Co., Ltd Tender Consulting Planning: Shenzhen Ehow R&d Center Tender Agency: Shenzhen Trading Consulting Group
The Host has the final interpretation right for rules of the Open Tender, and the interpretation language shall be Chinese.
Title
Call for Entries: Architectural Scheme Design of North Area (Section 2) of International Collaborative Innovation Zone of The Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone
Bold and unexpected, citrus colors will be popular in 2019. Whether lime green or citrus orange, add something unexpected to your home’s decor this year. Citrus make a statement and are especially effective on an exterior door. “If you’re looking to make a change, look at the shades of colors that your neighbors have selected and avoid making the same choice,” said Bruce Schmidt, chief brand officer of CertaPro Painters.
These tips will help you paint a door perfectly.
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Sky Blue
Sky blue is a bit of a classic but it’s seeing a resurgence as an alternative to the darker earth tones that people like. Sky blue naturally pairs well with white trim, gutters and gray shingles. Plus the gray stonework like with this house, looks great, too!
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Paints are now an integral part of the infrastructure. Paints grow the splendour and aesthetics of houses, which acts as a visual threat. The painting not only enhances the beauty but also protects the surfaces that can be painted. It is stated that the international paint enterprise is developing at a faster pace. Thus paint Industry is now the fastest-developing industry in the market. There are a lot of paints and shades used in India like oil paint, plastic paint, emulsions, acrylic paints, latex paints etc…
Here are some of the top paint companies in world:
Berger Paints
Berger Paints Ltd is one of the top 10 paint companies in world. It is an Indian multinational paint company, based in Kolkata, Bengal, India. This company has sixteen manufacturing units in India, 2 in Nepal, and 1 each in Poland and Russia. Berger Paints gives the most efficient painting products. You can Get high-quality paints in all your favourite colours at the best Berger Paint price. Depending on the end you choice to your interiors and exteriors, you can pick out from some of Berger Paints products. There are more than 2000 shades to be had.
Depending on your budget and preferences, you can choose from their wide range of Berger Paint products, together with Berger Paints Acrylic Paint, Rangoli, and Bison. Berger paint is capable of meeting all your requirements. There are health shield coating, pollution-controlling coatings, and an extensive variety of matte finishes and texture designs to pick out from.
Waterproof and washable paints also are to be had at low Berger Paint prices. It is world Limited top paint company in the country with a constant track record of being one of the fastest-developing paint companies. They have an employee strength of over 3,600 and a countrywide distribution network of 25,000+ dealers.
Company website:https://www.bergerpaints.com/
Address:Berger House, 129 Park Street , Kolkata : 700017, West Bengal, India.
Contact no: 1800 103 6030
Azkonobel India
AkzoNobel Indiais one of the top 10 paint companies in world. It is present in India for over sixty years. It’s one amongst the leading paints and coatings firms. the company has five operating sites in India, with offices and depots unfold across the country.
As a leading paints and coatings company, they provide essential protection and essential color to industries and consumers. Backed by a pioneering heritage, their innovative products and sustainable technologies are designed to fulfill the growing demands of our fast-changing planet while making life easier. Moreover it is one of best paint company in world.
Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited is one of the top 10 paint companies in world.In 2015, it was the third-largest market share with 15.4% withinside the Indian paint industry. The Nerolac Paints provides amazing quality at affordable charges for budget-friendly home decor.
It is engaged in the industrial, car and powder coating business. It develops and substances paint systems used at the finishing lines of electrical components, cycles, material handling equipment, bus bodies, containers andfurniture industries.
There are many forms of paints which might be to be had by Nerolac like Interior wall paints, outdoor wall paints, Wood floor paints, Metals floor paints, Pre-Treatment Chemicals, and Electrodeposition.
Intermediate Coats/Primer Surfacers, Topcoats and a lot more for different purposes. Kansai Nerolac Paint gives differentiated products with a focal point on being green and healthy. The Nerolac Metallic end variety is available in some of the colours and offers you an amazing metallic shine. Nerolac Paints offer amazing first-rate and amount in a limited budget range. Over the years the company has become a top paint company in world.
The Jotun Group is one of the top 10 paint companies in world. It is a matrix company divided into seven areas and is responsible for the sale of decorative paints and performance coating. They are one of the first-rate exterior paint brands in the world. Jotun operates in 4 segments: Decorative Paints, Marine Coatings, Protective Coatings, and Powder Coatings.
Jotun manufactures paints and varnishes for marine and business purposes, synthetic resins, ground coverings, polyurethane foam, heavy-duty coatings, binders, unsaturated polyesters, and glass-fibre reinforced polyester pipes, tanks, and more.
They have an amazing combination of layout and colour for your interior and exterior.Jotun had 9,800 employees consisting of 1000 employees inside Norway. It operated 37 factories in 21 nations and is represented in one hundred twenty countries through distributors, offices, and agents. Jotun Paint is a top reputed brand within side the international market and they’re growing rapidly.
Company website: https://www.jotun.com/in-en/
Address: Fulcrum, A wing – 601(II)/602, Next to Hyatt Regency, Sahar Road Andheri (E), Mumbai – 400099
Contact no: +91 2226848932
Nippon Paint
Nippon Paint is one of the top 10 paint companies in world. It is the world’s 7th largest paint manufacturer and a top paint company. The firm makes high-quality paints and coatings for the car, commercial, and ornamental industries. Marine coatings, car coatings, commercial coatings, and fine chemicals are some of the company’s environmentally friendly goods.
Over the years, Nippon Paint has perfected its products by using breakthrough paint technology with an emphasis on innovation and eco-friendliness. Over years in the market, Nippon paint has become the top and best paint brand in world.
Company website: https://www.nipponpaint.co.in/
Address: Plot No. K-8(I), Phase-II, SIPCOT Industrial Park, Mambakkam Village, Sriperumbudur, Sunguvarchatiram, Kancheepuram – 602106.Tamilnadu, India.
Contact no:044 3717 5555
Sherwin Williams Co
Sherwin Williams Co is first on the list of the world’s top ten paint manufacturers in world. It was established in 1866 by 3 friends named Sherwin, Williams, and Co in Ohio. Its first factory was established in 1873 by acquiring a cooperage from Standard Oil. It is the biggest paint manufacturing company in terms of revenue which amounts to over 18 billion dollars.
The Sherwin Williams Co has always been ahead in research in the paint industry. In 1875 it started the distribution of ready-mixed paint, whereas, in 1940, it introduced fast-drying water-based paint.
The Sherwin Williams Co is connected with various renowned brands, including Anthony Angelillo, Duron, Geocel, Minwax, Uniflex, etc. It manufactures interior and exterior wall paints, primers, topcoats, Aerosoles, floor coatings, and equipment.
Moreover, in 2016 the company registered the first microbicidal paint in the world. Sherwin Williams is also one of the major industrial paint suppliers, and they cater to the-point needs of various industrial sectors like aerospace, automotive, protective, marine, etc. Overall it is one of the top paint companies in world.
Basf Coating
BASF coating stands at eighth place among the other top ten paint World. It is a highly innovative paint company with research and development centers in 27 countries. The company also believes in gender equality, so 40% of the working force in BASF coatings are women.
In 2020, the company created a new waterborne coating for the automobile. The main products offered by BASF coating are the paints used in the automobile and industrial sector. The company also provides surface treatment chemicals and decorative paints. BASF generates revenue of about 3.6 billion dollars.
Indigo Paints
Starting in the year 2000, Indigo Paints is one of the top 10 paint companies in world.The Company manufactures a complete variety of decorative paints along with emulsion enamels wood coatings distempers primers putties and cement paints.
It additionally identifies ability product wishes from clients and introduces differentiated products to meet those requirements and create a distinct marketplace for its products.
For instance, the company is the first company to manufacture and introduce sure differentiated products in the decorative paint marketplace in India which incorporates its Metallic Emulsions Tile Coat Emulsions Bright Ceiling Coat Emulsions Floor Coat Emulsions Dirtproof & Waterproof Exterior Laminate Exterior and Interior Acrylic Laminate and PU Super Gloss Enamel.
Today, the company is seemed as one of the most formidable competitors in the Indian paint market, with recognition for being an inventive paint maker that continues to introduce novel products not earlier than to be had in the country. The Company is the quickest growing amongst the best paint companies in world.
Company website:https://indigopaints.com/
Address: Indigo Paints Limited, Street 5, Pallod Farms II, Baner, Pune – 411 045, Maharashtra
Contact no:020 6681 4300
Dulux Paints
Dulux paints are one of the top 10 paint companies in India. The company is a pioneer in the paint industry, having been in operation for nearly a century. It is an internationally available brand of architectural paint. The brand name Dulux has been used by Imperial Chemical Industries and DuPont because 1931 and was one of the first alkyd-based paints. The company’s headquarters are in Gurgaon, Haryana.
Its chemical substances enterprise in India sells more than 30 products grouped under organic peroxides, metallic alkyls and Polymer additives to pharmaceutical companies, polymer producers, and composite & rubber industries. In India, the corporation operates seventy-five warehouses. Dulux is a widely distributed brand in the company’s Decorative coatings sector. It appeared as one of all India’s top leading paint manufacturers.
Company website:https://www.dulux.in/
Address:AkzoNobel India Limited Magnum Towers, 9th Floor, Sector 58, Golf Course ext. road, Gurugram, Haryana 122011, India
Contact no: 0124 485 2400
Jenson And Nicholson Paints
J&N Paints is one of the top 10 paint companies in world. It becomes based in India in the year 1922. It become based in 1821 in London by John Jenson and Wilfred Nicholson. Its headquarters are in Gurgaon, Haryana, and it’s far from India’s 2d oldest paint firm.
The firm specialises in architectural, industrial, and defensive materials. JNIL is the first Indian corporation to sign up for the exceptional Nova Paint Club, ensuring that it has access to cutting-edge technology and cutting-edge manufacturing facilities.
In 1955, the business become the first in India to introduce plastic emulsion paints, and in 1986, powder coating technology. Exterior, Interior, Metal, Wood, Undercoats, Industrial, and Designer finishes are all available from the company. Overall it is the best paint company in world.
Company website:https://www.jnpl.in/
FAQ related to top paint companies in world:
Which brand is best for paints?
Kansai Nerolac Paints.
AkzoNobel India.
Indigo Paints.
What is the most popular brand of paint?
Sherwin-Williams
Which paint brand is best for home?
Behr Marquee
PPG Diamond
Sherwin-Williams Cashmere.
Which paint is best in world?
The Sherwin-Williams Company
PPG Industries, Inc
Akzo Nobel N.V.
Which paint is best for walls?
Acrylic emulsion paint
Enamel paint
Distemper paint
What type of paint is best for interior walls?
Flat, eggshell and satin paint are best for interior walls.
Which color is best for interior walls?
Soft Pink and Turquoise
Aquarium Blue and Grape
Blue and Yellow
What is a premium paint?
Premier paint refers a higher quality paint that is more durable and stain resistant and offers greater longevity.
Who is the biggest paint company?
Sherwin-Williams
What is the most sold paint color?
Bright White
Antique White
Beige
Conclusion
As for the conclusion these are some of the top paint companies in world. These paint companies offers some of the best quality paints in various colors for all types of purpose. One can pick colors easily as they have so many shades at affordable rates.
News 2024: Interior architecture and design program to host Universal Design Symposium
Interior architecture and design program to host Universal Design Symposium
April 5 event will focus on accessibility and universal design
UMass Dartmouth’s interior architecture and design (IAD) program, alongside committee members from the College of Visual & Performing Arts, the Ora M. DeJesus Gerontology Center, and the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement, will host the Universal Design Symposium and Design-athon for the second time Friday, April 5 in the Claire T. Carney Library Grand Reading Room.
“Accessibility and universal design are important considerations for all disciplines,” says IAD Assistant Professor Stephanie McGoldrick. “We should include diverse voices in the design process, whether addressing spatial, graphic, technological, or engineering solutions. This event provides a platform for students and faculty to engage in this collaboration and heighten their sensitivity towards those who experience disabilities.”
The all-day event will focus on accessibility and universal design through talks by notable speakers, idea generation, and teamwork. Students, faculty, professionals, and community members with or without disabilities are encouraged to participate in the event. Teams will develop practical solutions to improve daily living for all and pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, with prizes being awarded to the top ideas.
“Universal design is integrated into all facets of the IAD curriculum, starting with Studio 1 where students are exposed to the concept that we design for ALL,” says IAD Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, Rose Mary Botti-Salitsky. “We incorporate codes and compliance and are educating the next generation of socially responsible designers. Accessible design is critical to every design solution, creating inclusive spaces for all to enjoy.”
This year’s featured speakers include Dustin Giannelli, CEO and Founder of HearsDustin LLC, and Deepak KC, an architect, accessible design consultant, and disability rights advocate in Nepal.
The event will run from 8:30am to 7pm. View more information on the event’s agenda, speakers, and frequently asked questions.
“We should include diverse voices in the design process, whether addressing spatial, graphic, technological, or engineering solutions. This event provides a platform for students and faculty to engage in this collaboration and heighten their sensitivity towards those who experience disabilities.”
About IAD at UMassD
The interior architecture and design program emphasizes socially responsible design throughout its curriculum and in service-learning projects that strive to make a difference in UMassD’s communities.
Last year, Botti-Salitsky’s Institutional Design course helped design a complete first-floor renovation to CO-OP headquarters, adding ADA and Universal-compliant designs to the nonprofit organization that serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and brain injuries.
UMass Dartmouth’s interior architecture and design program is the only accredited IAD program at a public university in New England, and 100% of IAD majors in the classes of 2021 and 2022 had a full-time job within six months of graduating (NACE Undergraduate Recent Alumni Outcomes Survey).
This South Downs house, occupying a glorious position that overlooks the rolling hills of the National Park in South England, was designed by Sandy Rendel Architects and is a testament to the value of careful, quiet refinement. Set on a gently sloping plot in West Sussex, the residence presents an almost neoclassical face to the world.
‘In a way, it was hard to go wrong with the site,’ says Rendel, ‘’We just had to reveal the landscape to the building – the weather patterns and light are constantly changing.’ The most dominant feature is a series of five thick columns that march across the south façade. Formed from concrete and aggregate made from locally quarried Fittleworth stone, the rammed columns form striated, solid structural components that anchor the house and frame the views.
(Image credit: Ståle Eriksen)
A South Downs house in tune with its site
It wasn’t a straightforward project, not least because the build process spanned the pandemic. And anyway, interesting architecture rarely is, such are the vagaries of clients, planners and contractors, and all the myriad complexities involved in creating a truly bespoke structure. However, Rendel’s small London-based firm is adept at making the most of a challenge. Capable of eking generous living spaces out of unpromising locations (the compact Slot House in south London, designed in collaboration with his wife Sally, was shortlisted for the 2021 RIBA House of the Year), the studio can also build at scale, without losing sight of craft and detail. Their much-garlanded house in Lewes, East Sussex, ran the gamut of design exposure, including an RIBA National Award, demonstrating an aptitude for material innovation and respect for the site.
It was this latter project that caught the eye of Rendel’s new clients. They had already acquired the site with its existing bungalow and secured planning permission for a much larger house, designed in the area’s ubiquitous neo-vernacular. Then came a chance encounter with the Lewes house. A new direction was desired. Seven years ago, Rendel was hired and the project began.
But, despite the new design being substantially smaller than the existing planning permission, the planners rejected it, and it wasn’t until a design review panel gave it the thumbs up that the planners acquiesced. ‘There’s a history of country houses with their own parkland around here,’ says Rendel. ‘The heavy clay soil isn’t quite so fertile in this area, so traditionally it was more about recreation, not agriculture.’
(Image credit: Ståle Eriksen)
Based around a structural concrete frame that includes those rammed columns, the project, which took five years to complete, extends across two storeys and a generous 459 sq m, with additional space in a separate annexe/guest bedroom. The columns support a first-floor balcony running the length of the south façade, which, in turn, shields a covered patio accessible from the reception rooms, all of which look out at the unbroken view. The colonnade faces due south, but the plan itself is canted at a slight angle, with the difference creating the covered space and first-floor balcony. The glazing is therefore set back, creating useful solar shading in the summer and a wall that kinks back and forth to give different aspects to the bedrooms, along with little niches that are tucked away from the prevailing winds on the terrace.
The new house is like the quintessential parkland villa, with its sweeping drive, grand outlook and distinguished presence from a distance. Parking and services face a rear yard, tucked away from the main house, another reference to traditional country house layouts. Rendel acknowledges the influence of an early 20th century precedent, the architect Serge Chermayeff’s own house, Bentley Wood, completed in 1938 in neighbouring East Sussex, as well as Swedish firm Tham & Videgård Arkitekter’s 2014 Archipelago House in Stockholm. Like these examples, the South Downs house blends formal language with subtle disruption, giving equal weight to views from within and outside, without compromise.
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Although the concrete frame is left exposed, the combination of yellowish-brown buff bricks gives warmth, helping to ground the house in the landscape. The single-storey annexe and garage have meadow roofs, another layer of planting that breaks up the brick walls, which are themselves arranged as a series of distinct volumes, with large frameless glazing and tall chimneys rising above the parapet level.
(Image credit: Ståle Eriksen)
The ground floor contains a living room and snug along with a kitchen and utility area, all arranged around the double-height dining space. The staircase is pushed to the side of the plan, making space for a generous first-floor landing. Upstairs, three of the bedrooms look out across the balcony to the view, with two more suites located at the rear of the plan. The interior is precisely detailed and carefully finished, with lime plaster walls juxtaposed with exposed concrete framing on the ceiling and wooden floors.
Together with project architect Sophie Roycroft, Rendel led a huge amount of research and development that went into every facet of the project. As a result, design details are ingenious, forms are precise, and the very best solution has been carefully and meticulously arrived at. For example, the single wood-burning stove is also plumbed into the hot water and underfloor heating, and can run the entire house if necessary. The house is also extremely energy efficient. With a rooftop photovoltaic system and an air-source heat pump, it generally generates more energy than it consumes. ‘As the project progressed, it became obvious that some technologies had improved enormously,’ says Rendel, pointing out that air-source heat pumps are easier to install and maintain than ground-source versions, with practically the same levels of efficiency.
Rendel and his team have set a high standard for contemporary rural design, emphasising the importance of proportion, scale, craft and materials. Seen against a backdrop of mature trees, with soft landscaping by Euphorbia Design gradually bedding in, this house truly feels at one with the landscape.
From vacation retreats to full-time homes, these tropical houses provide an equal balance of lavishness and relaxation. Infinity pools, island views, and exotic locations differentiate these as properties, which boast extraordinary feats of opulent architecture and design in tropical climates. From the island of Lamu—off the coast of Kenya—to a sun-exposed retreat in Bali, these stunning tropical houses will outlast the sands of time in relaxation inspiration. Views of Isla Taboga from the outside dining area of designer Diane Burn’s Panama residence, the bungalow and Mediterranean elements of an Ike Kligerman Barkley–designed Maui house, the US Virgin Islands getaway of designers Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper, and many more AD-featured homes provide a taste of sumptuous warm weather living. Read on for 17 inspiring pads across the globe.
AD, March 2016
Photo: William Waldron
A Caribbean complex
Palm trees, sparkling waters, and sandy beaches are just some of the perks of living in a tropical location in Central or South America. Mark Anthony’s Dominican Republic villa, seen in AD’s March 2016 issue, was renovated with architecture firm DM Dominicana. The property encompasses a 10,000-square-foot main residence, a variety of pavilions, guest bungalows, and cabanas, two swimming pools, and a spectacular array of outdoor entertainment and lounging areas, including a man-made beach—all linked by meandering, densely landscaped pathways. Around the sand-bottom pool are palapa-style guest villas constructed of American pine and topped with cane roofs supported by concrete columns.
