Robin Baron: Welcome, Tina. Tell us what you are currently up to. Tina Ramchandani: Life in Sketch ’s two year anniversary is in March, so I’ve been plotting and planning ways to celebrate. There are lots of fun surprises coming up on the blog! I can’t say too much, but it’s a month long celebration. You’ll have to pop in and check it out. RB: We love your blog – when you are not blogging, what are you up to? TR: I’m not a professional photographer by any means, but I love to take pictures. I have a few different cameras and when I don’t have one of them on me, I’m constantly instagraming! RB: What’s your best pinch-myself moment? TR: In 2011 one of my favorite bloggers, Holly of Decor8 , asked me to interview Justin Timberlake for her blog. She wasn’t in New York and needed someone to represent her. I couldn’t believe it! Best blog moment ever! RB: How did you get started in interior design? TR: When I was in undergrad, I wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to go with my career. While at a cousin’s wedding in Mumbai, I walked into what I thought at the time was the most beautiful hotel, the JW Marriot . I immediately started taking pictures of every detail I could and knew shortly after that designing beautiful spaces what I wanted to do. I wanted everyone to feel as elated as I did at that moment. 
Photo Credit: JW Marriot
Photo Credit: JW Marriot
RB: Tell us about your work space. What inspires you at the office? TR: Doing something different every day is what inspires me, and that happens a lot in design! One day I could be space planning, another picking fabrics and another solving problems. It keeps me on my toes! And of course seeing gorgeous products helps too! 
Photo Credit: Tina Ramchandani
Photo Credit: Tina Ramchandani
RB: Who are your Top 3 favorite designers? TR: It’s really hard to narrow it down, there are so many fabulous designers out there! If I had to pick I’d say Marcel Wanders , Vicente Wolf and the NYC firm AVROKO – they do everything from interiors to branding. Totally in love! 
Photo Credit: AVROKO
Photo Credit: AVROKO
RB: What’s your favorite source of inspiration? TR: Stepping away from my desk and being out in the world. Just a few minutes outside, whether it’s in the city, or a beach or country, it helps me reenergize. RB: What are your top two guilty pleasure foods? TR: Don’t judge: cheeseburgers and pizza. Not at the same time, obviously. RB: If you could go anywhere in the world right now, where would that be? TR: I’ve been dying to go to Thailand. It seems like one of the most beautiful places in the world, I have to make it over there soon. RB: What’s the one thing you can’t live without? TR: Is it horrible to say my iPhone?? Yes, I think that would be it. I’m so attached to it.