Brands
Godrej adds new furniture brand Script
MUMBAI: Godrej has today announced the launch of a new home furniture brand, Script.The aggressive growth plan includes launch of three stores across three cities in this fiscal. Script is pegged as a lifestyle extension from the house of Godrej. Backed by an extensive design thinking process, Script will be tapping into a market size that is estimated to be 10,000+ crores. The first store will be launched in Bangalore followed by stores in Delhi and Mumbai. The business expects a turnover of Rs 320 crores by the end of the 3rd fiscal year.
Godrej & Boyce MD & Chairman Jamshyd Godrej says, “Godrej has always been celebrated for offering innovations that use cutting edge technology and best in class manufacturing methods with a purpose of providing a great experience to our consumers. Script is a brand that strengthens our commitment to the latter. It is also the first brand from the house of Godrej & Boyce, which establishes Godrej in the attainable premium furniture category. Backed by a strong supply chain infrastructure owing to our existing leadership presence in the furniture segment, we believe Script will be a preferred brand amongst our stakeholders.”
Godrej & Boyce COO Anil Mathur adds, “We have always believed in going beyond the mundane and therefore consistently provided extraordinarily innovative products to our customers. Script is an earnest endeavour in the same direction. It doesn’t merely attempt to satisfy customers but delight them through finest design features. The brand is premium and niche but endeavours to reach the mass market wherein aspiration for cutting edge products exists but prevailing range remains nonexistent.”
Script business head Rajat Mathur says, “Script is a new perspective on furniture and accessory design that is inspired by contemporary living. Currently there is limited number of national and international branded furniture players in the market. In addition, there is also a vacuum in the attainable premium segment in furniture retail. With Script we see a huge opportunity to bridge this gap. Backed by a very strong design and R&D team, Script promises to offer our consumers the freedom of living.”
Brands
Godrej clarifies ‘GI’ identifier after logo similarity debate
Says GI is not a logo, will not replace Godrej signature across products.
MUMBAI: In a branding storm where shapes did the talking, Godrej is now spelling things out. Godrej Industries Group (GIG) has issued a clarification on its newly introduced ‘GI’ identifier, addressing questions around its purpose and design following a wave of online criticism. At the centre of the debate were two concerns: whether the new mark replaces the long-standing Godrej logo, and whether its geometric design mirrors other corporate identities.
The company has drawn a clear line. The Godrej signature logo, it said, remains unchanged and continues to be the sole logo across all consumer-facing products and services. The ‘GI’ mark, by contrast, is not a logo but a corporate group identifier intended for use alongside the Godrej signature or company name, and aimed at stakeholders such as investors, media and talent rather than consumers.
The need for such a distinction stems from the 2024 restructuring of the broader Godrej Group into two separate business entities. With both continuing to operate under the same Godrej name and signature, the identifier is positioned as a way to differentiate the Godrej Industries Group at a corporate level.
The rollout, however, triggered a broader conversation on design originality. Critics pointed to similarities between the GI mark’s geometric composition and logos used by companies globally, raising questions about distinctiveness.
Responding to this, GIG said its intellectual property and legal review found that such overlaps are common in minimalist, geometry-led design systems. Basic forms such as circles and rectangles appear across dozens of brand identities worldwide, the company noted.
It added that the identifier emerged from an extensive design process and was chosen for its simplicity, allowing it to sit alongside the Godrej signature without competing visually. While acknowledging that elemental shapes may appear less distinctive in isolation, the group emphasised that the mark is part of a broader identity system that includes a custom typeface, sonic branding and other proprietary elements.
Following legal and ethical assessments, the company said it found no impediment to using the identifier, reiterating that the GI mark is a corporate tool not a consumer-facing symbol.
In short, the logo isn’t changing but the conversation around it certainly has.
