I was given a writing prompt to write about the best gift I have received on Christmas, and while I kept thinking, what it was since we do not celebrate Christmas in our homes. We however do celebrate in our offices, and this was in one such office, doing the whole Secret Santa thing that I believe I may have received my best Christmas gift.
The gift was a bunch of things an architect would truly appreciate from the Japanese store Muji. The no-nonsense and no-branding store is an architect’s favorite for anything as such, but my gift consisted of a set of colored pencils, a measuring tape, a ruler, pencils, erasers, and a box to fit them all. Well-designed stationery is a boon and an object of delight in equal measure. I look at it even today and absolutely revel in how pretty it is and what a mood enhancer good design really is, label or no label!
Vedasri Siddamsetty 