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Kyoorius unveils its jury, Karen Welman to be foreman
MUMBAI: The jury for the fifth edition of the Kyoorius Design has been unveiled. The jury sessions will take place on 15 and 16 September, 2017 at the Ecole Intuit Lab in Mumbai. The Kyoorius Design Awards is the foremost awards for design and visual communication in India. All design work commercially released between 1 January 2016 and 31 March 2017 are eligible to be entered.
The Kyoorius Design Awards have a wide-ranging list of categories, planned to identify individual components as well as entire projects/campaigns that exist on various platforms and channels and aims to highlight, advertise and advocate good design, designers and design oriented companies in India. Kyoorius Design Awards receives entries from design studios, advertising agencies, freelance designers, brand consultancies as well as corporates from across India.
A specialist jury has been carefully selected comprising of the top designers from India and across the world. They will gather to review, debate and elect the best of the best over two intensive days. The jury will be chaired by award winning graphic designer and founding creative partner at Pearlfisher (London), Karen Welman along with some of the leading names in the advertising and design space.
The other jury members for Kyoorius Design Awards 2017 are:
• Leanne Kitchen, Designer – Johnson Banks
• Darshan Gandhi, Head Design – Godrej Consumer Products Limited
• Scott Lambert, Design Director – The Partners | Founder – The Typefaces
• Ambrish Arora, Founding Principal – Studio Lotus
• Jay Dutta, SVP of UX Design – MMYT | Advisor – SAIF Partners
• Neha Tulsia, Founder & Creative Director – NH1 Design
Kyoorius CEO Rajesh Kejriwal said: “These awards are an initiative to acknowledge and reward the true talent in the field of creativity, innovation and design. It’s an honour to have such highly acclaimed jury on board this year. Our jury members represent the best talent in the industry, across a range of creative disciplines to recognise exceptional work in the design industry.”
The Kyoorius Design Awards night will be the culmination of Kyoorius Designyatra and will be held on 14 October, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt, Goa, India. The Awards night will have a gathering of over 1500 people from the design, advertising and marketing community.
Important dates
Submission deadline: 30 August, 2017
Deadline for postal entries: 4 September, 2017
Judging: September 15 & 16 in Mumbai
Awards Night: 14 October at Grand Hyatt, Goa
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Media Expo Mumbai 2026 to spotlight booming digital signage sector
57th edition at BEC expects 140 plus exhibitors and 350 plus products from 9 to 11 April.
MUMBAI: India’s outdoor advertising just lit the fuse on a billion-dollar glow-up because when billboards go digital, even the walls start selling dreams. The 57th Media Expo Mumbai will take place from 9–11 April 2026 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, bringing together the fast-evolving world of digital signage, LED systems, POP/POSM solutions and sustainable visual communication technologies.
Organised by Messe Frankfurt, the three-day event will cover 15,000 sqm and feature over 140 exhibitors representing more than 250 brands, including major players such as HP, Epson India, Colorjet, Mimaki, Garware and Pidilite. International participation from China, Italy and South Korea will add global flavour to the showcase of 350 plus cutting-edge products.
Messe Frankfurt Asia Holdings Ltd, executive director Raj Manek said, “The industry has decisively embraced digital transformation. We are at a pivotal juncture where signage is no longer just a nameplate, but a versatile ecosystem spanning interior décor and massive OOH media.”
The expo arrives as India’s outdoor advertising market is projected to nearly double from $576.3 million in 2025 to $1,075.5 million by 2033, growing at a compound annual rate of 8.2 plus, according to Grand View Research. Rising commercial construction, retail expansion and demand for immersive, eco-conscious displays are fuelling the surge.
Small and medium enterprises remain the backbone of the sector, supplying innovative solutions for everything from high-tech films to adhesives. The event provides a key platform for these players to connect with global technology and showcase products that power India’s visual communication landscape.
From flashing LEDs that turn shopfronts into storytellers to sustainable materials that keep the planet breathing, Media Expo Mumbai 2026 isn’t just a trade show, it’s where the future of how brands shout, whisper and seduce gets its annual dress rehearsal.
