Maria Aslam’s Interior Designs of
Pakistan 1,acoffee table book, was launched here today by the Pakistan
Institute of Interior Designers at the Indus Valley School of Art and
Architecture. The event was attended by giants of Pakistan’s interior design
industry, celebrities, socialites and select members of the digital, print and
electronic media.
A look at the varied body of work by both senior and junior interior
designers and architects of Pakistan, with brilliant compositions by Arshad
Faruqui, it was no wonder that the bookelicited great interest within the
architect and designer fraternity, especially.
Guests were treated to talks by senior members of the interior design
industry who spoke about the growth and evolution of interior design and
architecture in Pakistan and praised the work done by Maria Aslam in her debut book.
Speaking on the occasion, Danish Zuby one of Pakistan’s senior-most
interior designers,highlighted the evolution and growth of the industry and mentioned
that the book is an excellent archival source for teaching purposes.
Also speaking on the occasion was Shahid Abdullah who forms one half of the
architectural practice Arshad
Shahid Abdulla with his brother.He spoke at length about the book and the
birth of architecturein post-partition Pakistan.
NaheedMashooqullah
addressed the guests and talked about design philosophy and how architects of
yesteryear affect the designs of today, and the role the book would
Last but not
least, Maria Aslam the creative force behind the book Interior Designs of Pakistan 1 took to the
stage and elaborated on the inspiration and hard work that went into creating the
book. She also expanded on the fact that the book is ideal not just for interior
designersbut also for anyone with even a casual interest in architecture and
design. The talks by the author and the senior architects and interior
designers were illuminating and kept the audience captive.
The evening
concluded with book signing by the author and light refreshments where the subject
of conversation ranged from architecture to design philosophies to the future
of this industry. All in all the evening was a classy and intellectual affair
and certainly engaged the interest of all attendees.
Management and PR of the event was done by STARLINKS PR and Events
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