Print Fair: Talks, workshops and print samples
PrintWeek India, in collaboration with Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai, will host ‘Print Fair’, a five-day event to showcase the depth and breadth of top print work and print ideas in India. The show is slated for 6 to 10 November at Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai.
24 Oct 2013 | 2812 Views | By PrintWeek India
At the Print Fair, the best print samples from the PrintWeek India Awards with a range of diverse interests, will be laid out and documented for the benefit of the visitors, which will include students, designers, print production professionals, print buyers, brand owners, etc. Besides this, Print Fair will feature an array of print workshops, panel discussions, and print-related film screenings etc on each day of the show from 6 pm at MMB Library.
The Print Fair will see the launch of PrintWeek India's Book Special - a compilation of 36 publishers’ interviews at MMB Library on 6 November. At the launch, Tushar Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and Ramdas Bhatkal of Popular Prakashan will discuss the history of book publishing and Gandhi's role in nurturing print in India.
After which, as part of the opening, Ashwini Deshpande (Elephant Design) and Alpana Parida (DY Works) will showcase the best of print design in India.
Day two, will host a B2B print workshop, in which print firms like Jak, Pods, Pragati Offset, Silverpoint, Spectrum Scan and Trigon discuss print innovations and trends for the audience from design community. This session has the support of We the Production People.
On day three, print experts like Murali Ranganathan and Faheem Agboatwala will discuss fonts and the role of print museums across the world. Prof Rajendrakumar Anayath will discuss the future of print.
In addition, there is a literary evening celebrating 150 years of books in Mumbai. The evening will highlight the best books on Mumbai in four different languages namely English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati.
To attend the sessions, send an eMail to tanvi@haymarket.co.in