what’s news News and events Ceremony for Roca awards to Hotel Initiative Roca sponsors the most important awards in the hotel sector in Spain The Roca Awards to Hotel Initiative, organised by the conventions, Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Barcelona; magazine Gran Hotel Turismo (Curt Ediciones) and Health, Healthhouse Las Dunas Health & Beach Spa sponsored by Roca, were presented at a party held at the Estepona (Marbella); Urban, Olivia Plaza Hotel Barcelona; Roca Barcelona Gallery on 21 June. The event brought Sustainable- We Are Water Foundation Award, Ilunion together around 250 people, including the press, local Malaga (Malaga); Portugal Hotel Innovation, Vincci Porto and national bodies, and representatives from the hotel, (Oporto); and Dubai Hotel Innovation, Armani Hotel Dubai. tourism and catering sectors. In addition, the jury decided unanimously to present two The winners of the 9th Roca Awards to Hotel Initiative special awards: The Jury’s Grand Prize that went to the 2016 in the various categories were as follows: Room Mate Hotels chain and its president and founder, Kike Sarasola, for having developed a chain with global Architecture, Cotton House Hotel; Autograph Collection vision in little over 10 years, and the Prize of Honour for Barcelona; Refurbishing, María Cristina; Luxury Collection most Distinguished Hotel and Tourism Personality, which Hotel San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa); Beach resort, Barceló was awarded to Rufino Calero, chairman of Vincci Hotels, Sancti Petri Spa Resort Chiclana (Cádiz); Mountain resort, for his contribution to the hotel and tourism sector in a Hotel Mas de la Costa Valderrobles (Teruel); Gastronomy, career lasting over 60 years. NH Collection Eurobuilding Madrid; Congresses and Roca sponsors the India Design Symposium 2016 The colourful Khroma collection captivated those who attended Roca sponsored the 4th India Design Symposium, an event held as part of the Indian design week, IndiaDesign 2016. Prominent international designers, such as Kalhan Mattoo, Punit Jasuja, Tom Dixon and Mario Bellini, presented their latest creations for home decoration and architecture over two days. Roca also exhibited its proposals for bathrooms, which were very well received by the visiting public. The Khroma collection, conceived by the Austrian designer Leo Himmel, with its intense colours giving the bathroom a joyful and light-hearted feel, was one of the highlights of the exhibition. Also on show was the Urban Barcelona basin; the Virginia bath, designed for maximum relaxation, and the innovative In-Wash Meridian toilet-bidet. Roca’s boutique stand was designed by the Indian designers Sonali Purewal and Iram Sultan. Dubbed “Ideal Luxurious Bathrooms”, each of the proposals conveyed the importance Roca gives to sustainability, a design which respects the environment and innovation. View of stand designed by Sonali Purewal and Iram Sultan. 10