What made you venture into design?
Aparna Kaushik - Founder & Architect, Aparna Kaushik :
Design is a very creative field and the fact that you have something that gets realized in real life is a really intriguing thought. As time passed by, I started to realize how buildings and spaces influence the day-today life of each individual. Through architecture, one can interact with other people’s lives.
Neha Gupta – Co-Founder & Interior Designer Beyond Designs:
I was always inclined towards artistic activities, drawing, designing, and such. There were many creative avenues before me. But I was also technically savvy, so I thought I could combine both my strengths if I took up architecture and interior designing.
Priyanka Khanna, Co-Founder & Architect, 42MM :
It just happened; I didn’t grow up thinking I would be an architect. The reason I got interested in architecture was that I saw it as a field of synthesis-basically a field where you bring into play different aspects various fields - art, history, culture, climate and technology. Unlike traditional colleges where you must slog yourself in class rooms and libraries, reading and writing all the time, a course in Architecture gives you the liberty to use the right side of your brain, the creative part.
How different/challenging/creatively satisfying do you find designing for a retail space?
This story is from the March 2021 edition of Visual Merchandising and Retail Design.
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