Print Fair begins - glimpses from day one

The five-day Print Fair, conceptualised to celebrate print in all its glory, was inaugurated on 6 November at the Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai.

The inaugural session showcased the many layers of print; with design experts Ashwini Deshpande and Alpana Parida presenting the role of design in the future of print. This was followed by the launch of PrintWeek India's Book Special by publishing veteran, Ramdas Bhatkal and a special guest, Tushar Gandhi

Words: Tanvi Parekh

07 Nov 2013 | By PrintWeek India

A closer look at the design and fine print

A guided walk-through of the 1,200+ print samples displayed, is scheduled on all days of the Print Fair (6-10 November) from 11.00am to 5.00pm

Rupesh Sawant, director at Mumbai-based Superlekha, glances through the samples

Jayna Packaging's Rocking Chair, the award winning entry for Innovative Printer of the Year 2011, is made out of strongly bounded stacks of fabricated 180 gsm five-ply corrugated board.

A multi-purpose fabricated box for Amar Chitra Katha's 300 titles by Mumbai-based Parksons Graphics. Parksons is the joint winner of PrintWeek India Innovative Printer of the Year 2013

Of catalogues and brochures

Print is everywhere! From books, to packages, to everyday-use items

Of the 1,200+ plus samples, the visitors closely look at their favourite

Visitors team up to discuss print

Visitors look out for innovations among the samples displayed

Books are special to all

(l-r) Avinash Bhakre and Varun Salian (Haymarket India's event team members); as Ramdas Bhatkal looks on

The inaugural session of the Print Fair saw an audience of 50 members, a mix of designers and printers

Alpana Parida, president, DY Works presented 'Printing Industry - The Next'. She says, "Innovate or die is the mantra for the print fraternity"

The audience pay keen attention to Alpana's presentation

Ashwini Deshpande, director, Elephant Design presented the role of design in print and emphasised the importance of collaboration of the User, Designer, and Printer, to produce an innovative product

The Book Special - a compilation of 36 publishers’ interviews, was launched at the Print Fair. (l-r) Ramu Ramanathan (editor, PrintWeek India), Alpana Parida (DY Works), Ramdas Bhatkal (Popular Prakashan), Tushar Gandhi, and Ashwini Deshpande (Elephant Design)

Ramdas Bhatkal is the founder and managing director of Popular Prakashan.

Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, regaled stories about his association and the family's legacy with print. He says, "If he hadn’t become a lawyer, if he hadn’t become a freedom fighter, Bapu would have ended up becoming India’s biggest publisher"