Prof. K. Ramachandran (1947–2016), Emeritus Fellow IDC IITB, passed away on March 17th after a brief illness. An alumnus of IDC, Prof. Ramu contributed a lot to the design community as a design practitioner, academician, administrator, and mentor. Before joining IDC, IIT Bombay as a Professor in 2008, he was a Professor and HOD at the Department of Design, IIT Guwahati from 2001 to 2008 and was Chief Designer with Crompton Greaves for many years.