Can thoughtfulness be the third dynamic, besides form and function?

Wish you all a very auspicious beginning to all things fulfilling in the year ahead. As we make a rejuvenated comeback – relaxed, re-energised – we surface to a brimming cup of varied design projects that diffuse the essence of design addressing human emotions at the core.

Each of the design stories that we've picked for you this week has an underlying sensitivity and sagacity that looks at the problem from a humanist viewpoint. Be it in the progressive environment that we see in the Microsoft research centre – although an open office is a given in these times; or the classic ambience and the subtle undertones that characterise the beauty and nail salon by Minnie Bhatt Designs; or more impactfully, the home that ZZ Architects has designed (our cover story) for a couple passionate about their collectibles… a thoughtful approach is the new high!

Let me leave you to explore…

Warm regards,
Savitha Hira
Editor