Friday, November 10, 2006

CONTACT

RUCHIKA CHANANA at ruchika@wordsetc.in; or call on #+91 9711214149 for any queries.

THE JEWELRY PROJECT



invites, labels and exhibition collateral copy
design by Smita Sajnani


MORE PROJECTS: PARRY TRAVELS


Parry Travels is a pioneer in complete travel solutions. With over 50 years of committed and reliable service, the agency is one of the leading IATA and TAAI travel agents in India, is recognized by the ITDC, TTDC and is a member of PATA.

Parry Travels has a team of well-trained personnel that are equipped and trained to handle any travel requirement both International as well as Domestic, with tickets delivered right to your doorstep. A sophisticated computer reservation system, on par with international standards, forms the perfect partner to our dedicated team.

We offer the most competitive options for anyone one with the desire to travel- Domestic & International packages, tailor-made to suit individual tastes. We also handle ticketing, visa/passport formalities (we are licensed by the Ministry of External Affairs to do so) and hotel bookings. An added advantage is our ‘vacation now-pay later’ scheme. Our tie-ups with travel operators around the globe ensure hassle free holidays that allow even a first time traveller to feel completely at ease.

Get in touch with us for the treat of a lifetime. If you need a vacation, we have the destination. Travel to exotic locations in India and explore the magic of Rajasthan, or experience God’s own country- Kerala.

If globe trekking is what you are into, then journey to mystical Egypt, climb every mountain of Switzerland or shop till you drop in Dubai. You decide, and we will find the perfect holiday for you!

Parry Travels. Bringing you the finest experiences in travelling around the globe, for the best price possible.

Parry Travels is part of the Murugappa group, a 100-year-old conglomerate that has 29 companies and over 28,000 employees in its prosperous and growing family.

Domestic packages start at Rs. 10,000 and International packages start at
Rs.20, 000.

THE PARK- PASHA , CHENNAI AND ROXY, KOLKATA


The Park

Pasha, The Park, Chennai (menu/restaurant copy)
design and concept by tsk design, Bangalore

Home to Chettinad an intrepid traveler
Returns with fables of Persia whence
The sensual delights he saw there
He fashions to a palace of decadence

And for his Kismet, the beautiful concubine
Makes a private chamber like the finest of jewels
Crazed with heady sweet-scented wine
As the royal Pasha he rules!


ROXY (Name and concept note for the new bar at the Park, Kolkata)
design and concept by tsk design, Bangalore

C'mon babe
Why don't we paint the town?
And all that jazz ..
I'm gonna rouge my knees
And roll my stockings down
And all that jazz…

Roxy croons these words while dancing in the dazzling arc lights of the musical Chicago. Epitomising the glamorous, swinging era of the 20’s and 30’s, where cinema was the new opiate of the masses, where the dark mafia-run underbelly of the city was opulently disguised by the sophistication and sensuality of Hollywood and dance halls, where having your name up in lights meant just that. Roxy is a sexy, clever woman, powerful and fur clad, making her own destiny. She is the heat of the red, the animal warmth of the fur, against the masculine, cigar-scented browns and leathers of the bar.

The story of Roxy’s life evokes the drama and the nostalgic glamour of the theatre, dance, jazz and cinema of that time. The high drama of the floating mezzanine reflects the thrill of the screen and stage. The projections lend a voyeuristic twist to the theatricality, the inaccessibility of the private club. The high seated mezzanine gods look down curiously at the frolickers among chains and leather on the lower level, who in turn, gaze up in fascinated inquiry.

Roxy is short for Roxanne, which means dawn. At the dawn, or the forefront of the musical revolution of the late 60’s and early 70’s were the glam-rock, new wave band Roxy Music. The group's name was an homage to the fact that old cinemas and dance halls were often named Roxy. The juxtaposition of nostalgic and contemporary (or futuristic) themes was a distinctive feature of the band. The bar echoes this melange completely. Combinations of aesthetic experimentation and sophisticated wit, and highly developed visual presentation are common to the bar’s design as well as to the band’s music. The infusion of styles- 50s-tinged vocals splashed with 60s rhythms and 70s electronics are a mirror of the older shell of the building cleaved with the retro furniture and the very modern, almost space-age mezzanine. Even the band's image which embraced contemporary synthetic materials like spandex, shocking colors, futurist lurex jackets easily translate to the sci-fi movies of the 70’s from which the futuristic elements in the bar are inspired.

IKAN RELOCATIONS

IKAN (brochure copy)

In 1996, two young men thought up a fledgling idea. This idea, born in a small room in New Delhi, escalated into a pioneering enterprise. An enterprise that now has a 100 employees and works out of 15 locations (including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan), and is an undisputed leader in domestic and global relocation services. An enterprise that has facilitated over 4000 relocations and made the lives of 200 clients so much simpler.

For 10 years IKAN Relocations has provided comprehensive relocation and related solutions reinforced by the newest technology, guided by highly qualified consultants, and supported by partnerships with leading international mobility management companies.
Along the way, we have added a few notches to our belt.

We are distinguished by the fact that we have key decision makers at multiple locations, so operational quality, efficiency and accountability is paramount and inevitable. We are the leading immigration service provider in the country, and represent the best global relocation and immigration service providers. We are founder-partner of the Reloc8 Asia Pacific Group. We are among a select group of companies that provide continuous support to assignees through tenancy management programs and financial management services. And we have garnered a reputation as one of the finest Art handling companies on the subcontinent.

Within IKAN too, there has been tremendous growth and evolution. Under our umbrella we have IR Moving Concepts (In-house Packing & Moving), HHG Removals Division (India’s fastest growing Packing & Moving Company) I-Fin (Financial Management Services & Furniture Rental) and I-Realtors (Real Estate Management). And we’re not stopping there- future plans include Record Management services, Service Apartments and a Hospitality division.

The true secret of IKAN’s success lies in our trusted team of personnel who have tuned in perfectly to a winning formula- a set of values that the company thrives on to reach unparalleled heights in the business of smoothening the process of employee mobility. The more we grow, the more we depend on these ideals to inspire us, never losing sight of our commitment to personalized and customized service to clients during a period that is full of challenges.

Trust, Experience, Reliability, Empathy, Responsiveness, Focus…these are the core values that make IKAN what it is today. An enterprise that unravels the human and logistical challenges of relocation to allow the easy bridging of cross-cultural differences and the seamless, comfortable integration of expatriate families into new and unfamiliar environments.

IKAN commemorates a decade of bridging boundaries by thanking you for your constant and staunch support. We invite you to join us in our celebrations as you have in our journey.
At HINT, the lounge at Bangalore Central, on the 21st of July, 7.30pm onwards