A Slice of Art and Design

Interior Design is all about people. The whole idea is to create an environment within a space that sets the scene for the next act. Every space is designed for a specific purpose—and most definitely,  designing the space itself is not the purpose . Design has the potential to evoke different emotions depending on how it is conceived and executed. It can make you relax—or, for that matter, make you restless. A waiting space could invite you to lounge for hours, like a hotel lobby, or make you edgy, like waiting at a bus station. One doesn’t have to be formally trained to engage with design. We have all grown up watching our mothers arranging spaces with intent—creating zones within a home without ever naming them as such. And now, we see the same instinct in our children, setting up their own worlds with toys and imagination. The real question, then, is:  what makes a “good” interior design for a particular space? The honest answer is—no one really knows. There is no single so...