We bring in the new year with a special focus issue on kitchens. Flip through the project features to find your ideal solution to the age-old kitchen design challenges or read through what executive chef of The Saasy Spoon Irfan Pabaney has to say about kitchen design in India in Guest Column. Also find out what architects Brinda Somaya and Kamal Malik say about finding inspiration in our Interviews for the month. Photographer Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji takes us on a visual journey of Iran’s rarely seen architectural landmarks in Portfolio. We also have Indraneel Dutta, Niroop Reddy, Pooja Ashley, etc from the design community comment on the concept of open kitchens in India in My View. Also check out the residential and commercial design sections for projects by Archohm, Vistasap, Hiren Patel, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas Architects and many more. And lastly, to participate in the TRENDS Awards for Architecture & Design 2014, send in your submission soon. Entries close on Jan 15th – www.trendsawards.in​