{"id":14293,"date":"2021-05-27T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/?p=14293"},"modified":"2021-05-26T11:40:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T11:40:26","slug":"design-talks-c-bhogilal-westend-the-interview-with-mr-kekin-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/2021\/05\/27\/design-talks-c-bhogilal-westend-the-interview-with-mr-kekin-shah\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Talks \u2013 C.Bhogilal Westend \u2013 The Interview with Mr Kekin Shah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Design Talks<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is a project that was born from Home\u2019Society<\/strong><\/a> desire to explore all things interior design, includes interviews with leading architects, interior designers, and showrooms to discover and discuss what\u2019s trending and the whole creative process of any project.<\/p>\n

See also: Luxurious Rugs Inspiration From Elliot James Interiors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Design Talks: Our first Interview\"Design<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Our first interview was with\u00a0C.Bhogilal Westend<\/strong>: an organization that works in retail, with a 5000 sqft area showroom<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0Vile Parle\u00a0<\/strong>(West),\u00a0Mumbai<\/strong><\/a>. The company has specialized in ceramic tiles, sanitary, fitting & faucets among other bathroom items. The company is a family-run business, and each project has a specialized team that will attend small and large projects, taking into account all of the project\u2019s particularities. If there is one thing to be sure of, is that this company will always know what kind of product perfectly fits your bathroom<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

\nDesign Talks \u2013 C.Bhogilal Westend \u2013 The Interview<\/strong> with Mr. Kekin Shah<\/h2>\n

\"Design<\/a><\/p>\n

Design Talks had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Kekin Shah<\/strong>, responsible for C.Bhogilal West End<\/strong>. Being a 108-year-old firm and 4th generation in the business, it has started as a small showroom<\/strong><\/a> on the south side of Mumbai<\/strong>. The company is now a leading force in the luxury bathroom<\/strong><\/a> market in India, has expanded to Delhi and Bangalore. Maison Valentina<\/strong><\/a> is one of their trusted brands and, according to Mr. Kekin, a reference due to its quality, high-end design, and overall service.<\/p>\n

As\u00a0Mr. Kekin Shah<\/strong>\u00a0explains \u201cWe started a small showroom on the south side of Mumbai, trading mostly tiles and bathroom accessories from England and Italy and slowly we started bringing some artifacts from Italy and selling them to the maharajas and royal families of India.<\/strong>\u201d And with the advancement of the years and the flow of the decades, they were able to become more than a sanitary brand or faucet company, they started to also become a tile company, delivering only goods of the highest quality!<\/p>\n

\"Design<\/a><\/p>\n

In 1998 imports were allowed in\u00a0India\u00a0<\/strong>in a big way, and the company started importing tiles and sanitary from Italy, England, and Germany and we tried to work in conjunction with other companies. \u201cWe did a good job but in 2010 I realized the world was getting smaller with the internet and you can get any product in the world. I looked at the bathroom industry and the interior industry and I said \u201cMy company is more than 80 years old, we will get lost\u201d. So we get up the value chain and started doing niche luxury bathroom faucets and small finishes.<\/strong>\u201d The company then started to direct its work into specific niches and was able to greatly expand and grow.<\/p>\n

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Being this a family business, it was important to focus on what the company\u2019s offer was, they decided not to invest in kitchens and decided to turn themselves into country market leaders in the bathroom business. As Mr. Kakin so politely points out: \u201cWe kept our focus on the bathroom businesses, instead of focusing on another thing and losing our focus.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n

\"Design<\/a><\/p>\n

Being focused on the bathroom business, it was only natural that\u00a0C. Bhogilal WestEnd\u00a0<\/strong>would eventually come across\u00a0Maison Valentina<\/strong><\/a>, forming a partnership that started in 2015 and will, hopefully, be lifelong. Regarding the specific choice of\u00a0Maison Valentina<\/strong>,\u00a0Mr. Kekin Shah<\/strong>\u00a0said that \u201clooking at the companies in the \u201990s and 2000, we saw that one of the most luxury bathroom boutique companies was Maison Valentina. They have great production, great quality, great finishes, and fantastic communication with the team. That\u2019s why we decided to work with this company, and we love the design, its aesthetics. We have been working with each other for 5 years and we are very happy.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n

Being focused on the bathroom business, it was only natural that C. Bhogilal WestEnd would eventually come across Maison Valentina, forming a partnership that started in 2015 and will, hopefully, be lifelong. Regarding the specific choice of Maison Valentina, Mr. Kekin Shah said that \u201clooking at the companies in the \u201990s and 2000, we saw that one of the most luxury bathroom boutique companies was Maison Valentina. They have great production, great quality, great finishes, and fantastic communication with the team. That\u2019s why we decided to work with this company, and we love the design, its aesthetics. We have been working with each other for 5 years and we are very happy.\u201c<\/p>\n

\"Design<\/a><\/p>\n

Mr. Kekin<\/strong>\u00a0was asked about how he felt about\u00a0Maison Valentina<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0products<\/strong><\/a>, mentioning\u00a0the KOI Collection<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as the stand-out of all design companies! And the truth is, our sister brand could not be prouder of this\u00a0dazzling collection<\/strong>! The company has had some fantastic highlights over the years, being an old company that is very focused on client relationships \u201cand working with at least 60% of the top clients of our country, there is not a single client I would specify, but I remember two years back a top Bollywood actor\u2019s house. We decored his four bathrooms, all the consoles, all the showers, and all the basins. It was a great project, I really enjoyed working there.<\/strong>\u201d Truly an amazing highlight that positions this company firmly in the high-end luxurious business.<\/p>\n

At the moment, however,\u00a0Mr. Kekin<\/strong> mentions that the company will open a new showroom in Delhi in June 2021! \u201cI think we should order Maison Valentina\u2019s products in the next couple of months<\/strong>\u201d he kindly adds! The great thing about New Delhi is, as he mentions, that the market is larger, with many more cities and markets covered by Delhi, and bigger with more money and influence involved, and that means greater opportunities!<\/p>\n

\"Design<\/a><\/p>\n

The company\u2019s borders also expanded to the world, not only\u00a0India<\/strong>, and given the number of Indian immigrants staying in countries like\u00a0Dubai<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>come to bargain for products in their home country, the company can firmly say they are represented in both the African continent and the European one.<\/p>\n

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When asked about favorite trends, Mr. Kakin<\/strong>\u00a0mentions that he thinks that \u201csome little classic is coming back. After years of some contemporary and minimalistic interiors, I think classic is coming back. People want to see more rich luxury, colors like gold and silver. Because with the PVD technology in the faucets, you have 10 to 15 years with faucets without being scratched, so people are getting back into colored faucets and exaggerating and it is exciting. Instead of some dull colors and tones, that\u2019s very exciting for us.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n

\"Design<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0C.Bhogilal Westend<\/strong>\u2018s leader also states that regarding the style differences in the design processes between\u00a0Europe\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0India \u201cthere is a very systematic way of working. Everything is pre-designed, pre-ordered with a\u00a0 styling, including bathroom cabinets, bathroom showers, bathroom enclosures, everything is pre-designed pieces. We have almost 90% of the products being customized, including the bathtub, the shower enclosures, the floor, everything is customized. India has very skilled and not so expensive labor, so we can do customized products very quickly and it won\u2019t be that expensive. Doing anything customized in Italy or Portugal will cost you five times the price in India. Customization is the key to doing business here.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

When questioned about the prestigious\u00a0India Design 2021<\/strong>, he mentions that he was skeptical about being online but then he saw the reports stating there were at least 50 000 architects and designers logging in, and everything became more exciting and rewarding.<\/p>\n

\"Design<\/a><\/p>\n

Regarding his work philosophy,\u00a0Mr. Kakin<\/strong>\u00a0described his motto as\u00a0\u201csaying I am not in retail or product space. I am in the services space. I tell all my salespeople and my after-sales people that we are in the service space, to give them the best service possible. This is the foundation and what makes us stay ahead of the race.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0He ends up adding that the service is what, in the end, will make all the difference in assuring the client\u2019s trust.<\/p>\n

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See also: 5 Mid-Century Modern Rugs Idea To A Colorful Interior Design<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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