diff --git a/app/client/package-lock.json b/app/client/package-lock.json
index 98760d0bb7..ca45726114 100644
--- a/app/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/app/client/package-lock.json
@@ -1117,6 +1117,15 @@
         "@types/react": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/react-redux": {
+      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/react-redux/-/react-redux-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+DIH7TI2MT4Ke4lOrRMgNy//DzTDIzv5QwkJSD6AVrlsIgzf7yMM0JoWL5wJUXYwKQ2f1FgvwlvIVGD2QWQnew==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "redux": "^4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/react-router": {
       "version": "4.4.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/react-router/-/react-router-4.4.3.tgz",
@@ -14998,6 +15007,27 @@
         "symbol-observable": "^1.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "redux-devtools": {
+      "version": "3.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redux-devtools/-/redux-devtools-3.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pGU8TZNvWxPaCCE432AGm6H6alQbAz80gQM5CzM3SjX9/oSNu/HPF17xFdPQJOXasqyih1Gv167kZDTRe7r0iQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "lodash": "^4.2.0",
+        "prop-types": "^15.5.7",
+        "redux-devtools-instrument": "^1.9.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "redux-devtools-instrument": {
+      "version": "1.9.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redux-devtools-instrument/-/redux-devtools-instrument-1.9.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MwvY4cLEB2tIfWWBzrUR02UM9qRG2i7daNzywRvabOSVdvAY7s9BxSwMmVRH1Y/7QWjplNtOwgT0apKhHg2Qew==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "lodash": "^4.2.0",
+        "symbol-observable": "^1.0.2"
+      }
+    },
     "redux-saga": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redux-saga/-/redux-saga-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/app/client/package.json b/app/client/package.json
index 32b0d38b7e..cdb430df5c 100644
--- a/app/client/package.json
+++ b/app/client/package.json
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
     "@types/node": "^10.12.18",
     "@types/react": "^16.8.2",
     "@types/react-dom": "^16.8.0",
+    "@types/react-redux": "^7.0.1",
     "@types/react-router-dom": "^4.3.1",
     "@types/styled-components": "^4.1.8",
     "axios": "^0.18.0",
     "flow-bin": "^0.91.0",
     "husky": "^1.3.1",
     "lint-staged": "^8.1.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.11",
     "prettier": "^1.16.0",
     "react": "^16.7.0",
     "react-dnd": "^7.0.2",
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
     "react-router": "^4.3.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^4.3.1",
     "react-scripts": "2.1.3",
+    "redux": "^4.0.1",
     "redux-saga": "^1.0.0",
     "styled-components": "^4.1.3",
     "typescript": "^3.2.4"
@@ -46,5 +49,8 @@
     "not dead",
     "not ie <= 11",
     "not op_mini all"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "redux-devtools": "^3.5.0"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/client/src/App.tsx b/app/client/src/App.tsx
index ad404d2811..05d4e7f0ad 100755
--- a/app/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import logo from './assets/images/logo.svg';
 import './App.css';
+import { createStore } from 'redux'
+import appReducer from './reducers';
+
+const store = createStore(appReducer)
 
 class App extends Component {
   render() {
diff --git a/app/client/src/constants/ActionConstants.tsx b/app/client/src/constants/ActionConstants.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98c082d005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/constants/ActionConstants.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import ContainerWidget from "../widgets/ContainerWidget"
+
+export type ActionType = "LOAD_CANVAS" | "CLEAR_CANVAS" | "DROP_WIDGET_CANVAS" | "REMOVE_WIDGET_CANVAS"
+export const ActionTypes = {
+    LOAD_CANVAS: "LOAD_CANVAS",
+    CLEAR_CANVAS: "CLEAR_CANVAS",
+    DROP_WIDGET_CANVAS: "DROP_WIDGET_CANVAS",
+    REMOVE_WIDGET_CANVAS: "REMOVE_WIDGET_CANVAS"
+}
+
+export interface ReduxAction<T> {
+    actionType: ActionType
+    payload: T
+}
+
+export interface LoadCanvasPayload {
+    containerWidget: ContainerWidget
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/client/src/constants/AppConstants.tsx b/app/client/src/constants/AppConstants.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 28e681f540..0000000000
--- a/app/client/src/constants/AppConstants.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-export const a = () => {
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/client/src/constants/WidgetConstants.tsx b/app/client/src/constants/WidgetConstants.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..548c6ce841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/constants/WidgetConstants.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export type WidgetType = "TEXT_WIDGET" | "IMAGE_WIDGET" | "CONTAINER_WIDGET" | "LIST_WIDGET" | "INPUT_TEXT_WIDGET"
+export type ContainerOrientation = "HORIZONTAL" | "VERTICAL" | "ABSOLUTE"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/client/src/editorComponents/BaseComponent.tsx b/app/client/src/editorComponents/BaseComponent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5115bd114b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/editorComponents/BaseComponent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+/***
+ * Components are responsible for binding render inputs to corresponding UI SDKs
+ */
+abstract class BaseComponent<T extends IComponentProps> extends React.Component<T> {
+
+    componentData: T
+
+    constructor(componentProps: T) {
+        super(componentProps)
+        this.componentData = componentProps
+    }
+
+}
+
+export interface BaseStyle {
+    height?: number
+    width?: number
+}
+
+export interface IComponentProps {
+    widgetId: string
+    style?: BaseStyle
+}
+
+export default BaseComponent
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/client/src/editorComponents/ButtonComponent.tsx b/app/client/src/editorComponents/ButtonComponent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d5abee2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/editorComponents/ButtonComponent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import { Button, MaybeElement } from "@blueprintjs/core"
+import { ITextComponentProps } from "./TextComponent";
+
+class ButtomComponent extends React.Component<IButtonComponentProps> {
+  render() {
+    return <Button text={this.props.text} icon={this.props.icon} />
+  }
+}
+
+interface IButtonComponentProps extends ITextComponentProps {
+  icon?: MaybeElement
+}
+
+export default ButtomComponent
diff --git a/app/client/src/editorComponents/ContainerComponent.tsx b/app/client/src/editorComponents/ContainerComponent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af937453cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/editorComponents/ContainerComponent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import BaseComponent, { IComponentProps } from "./BaseComponent"
+import { ContainerOrientation } from "../constants/WidgetConstants"
+import styled from "styled-components"
+
+const Container = styled.div`
+  background: papayawhip;
+  color: ${props => (props.theme ? props.theme.colors.text : "white")};
+`
+
+class ContainerComponent extends BaseComponent<IContainerProps> {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <Container>
+        {this.props.children
+          ? this.props.children.map(child => {
+              return child
+            })
+          : undefined}
+      </Container>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+export interface IContainerProps extends IComponentProps {
+  children?: React.Component[]
+  snapColumnSpace: number
+  snapRowSpace: number
+  snapColumns: number
+  snapRows: number
+  orientation: ContainerOrientation
+}
+
+export default ContainerComponent
diff --git a/app/client/src/editorComponents/TextComponent.tsx b/app/client/src/editorComponents/TextComponent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f54318b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/editorComponents/TextComponent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import { Text } from "@blueprintjs/core"
+import { IComponentProps } from "./BaseComponent";
+
+class TextComponent extends React.Component<ITextComponentProps> {
+
+  render() {
+    return <Text ellipsize={this.props.ellipsize}>{this.props.text}</Text>
+  }
+}
+
+export interface ITextComponentProps extends IComponentProps {
+  text: string
+  ellipsize: boolean
+}
+
+export default TextComponent
diff --git a/app/client/src/pages/Editor/Canvas.tsx b/app/client/src/pages/Editor/Canvas.tsx
index 1a6459bb26..3fe4c9e57c 100644
--- a/app/client/src/pages/Editor/Canvas.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/pages/Editor/Canvas.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import { Card } from '@blueprintjs/core';
+import React, { Component } from "react"
+import { connect } from "react-redux"
+import { AppState } from "../../reducers"
+import WidgetFactory from "../../utils/WidgetFactory"
+import { CanvasReduxState } from "../../reducers/uiReducers/canvasReducer"
 
-class Canvas extends Component {
+class Canvas extends Component<{ canvas: CanvasReduxState }> {
   render() {
-    return (
-        <Card>
-            
-        </Card>
-    );
+    const canvasWidgetData = this.props.canvas.canvasWidgetProps
+    if (canvasWidgetData) {
+      const canvasWidget = WidgetFactory.createWidget(canvasWidgetData)
+      return canvasWidget.getWidgetView()
+    } else return undefined
   }
 }
 
-export default Canvas;
+const mapStateToProps = (state: AppState, props: any) => {
+  return {
+    canvas: state.ui.canvas
+  }
+}
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: any) => {
+  return {}
+}
+
+export default connect(
+  mapStateToProps,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(Canvas)
diff --git a/app/client/src/reducers/entityReducers/canvasWidgetsReducers.tsx b/app/client/src/reducers/entityReducers/canvasWidgetsReducers.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab0102666f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/reducers/entityReducers/canvasWidgetsReducers.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { createReducer } from "../../utils/PicassoUtils"
+import {
+  ActionTypes,
+  LoadCanvasPayload,
+  ReduxAction
+} from "../../constants/ActionConstants"
+import { IWidgetProps } from "../../widgets/BaseWidget";
+
+const initialState: CanvasWidgetsReduxState = {
+
+}
+
+const canvasWidgetsReducer = createReducer(
+  initialState,
+  {
+    [ActionTypes.LOAD_CANVAS]: (
+      state: CanvasWidgetsReduxState,
+      action: ReduxAction<LoadCanvasPayload>
+    ) => {
+      return { ...action.payload }
+    }
+  }
+)
+
+export interface CanvasWidgetsReduxState {
+  [widgetId: string]: IWidgetProps
+}
+
+export default canvasWidgetsReducer
diff --git a/app/client/src/reducers/entityReducers/index.tsx b/app/client/src/reducers/entityReducers/index.tsx
index 28e681f540..8601b059db 100644
--- a/app/client/src/reducers/entityReducers/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/reducers/entityReducers/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-export const a = () => {
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+import { combineReducers } from "redux"
+import canvasWidgetsReducer from "./canvasWidgetsReducers"
+
+const entityReducer = combineReducers({ canvasWidgets: canvasWidgetsReducer })
+export default entityReducer
diff --git a/app/client/src/reducers/index.tsx b/app/client/src/reducers/index.tsx
index 28e681f540..69dda0d0b6 100644
--- a/app/client/src/reducers/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/reducers/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
-export const a = () => {
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+import { combineReducers } from "redux"
+import entityReducer from "./entityReducers"
+import uiReducer from "./uiReducers"
+import { CanvasReduxState } from "./uiReducers/canvasReducer"
+import { CanvasWidgetsReduxState } from "./entityReducers/canvasWidgetsReducers"
+
+const appReducer = combineReducers({
+  entities: entityReducer,
+  ui: uiReducer
+})
+
+export default appReducer
+
+export interface AppState {
+  ui: {
+    canvas: CanvasReduxState
+  }
+  entities: {
+    canvasWidgets: CanvasWidgetsReduxState
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/client/src/reducers/uiReducers/canvasReducer.tsx b/app/client/src/reducers/uiReducers/canvasReducer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..656e4407d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/reducers/uiReducers/canvasReducer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { createReducer } from "../../utils/PicassoUtils"
+import {
+  ActionTypes,
+  LoadCanvasPayload,
+  ReduxAction
+} from "../../constants/ActionConstants"
+import { IContainerWidgetProps } from "../../widgets/ContainerWidget"
+
+const initialState: CanvasReduxState = {
+    canvasWidgetProps: undefined
+}
+
+const canvasReducer = createReducer(initialState, {
+  [ActionTypes.LOAD_CANVAS]: (
+    state: CanvasReduxState,
+    action: ReduxAction<LoadCanvasPayload>
+  ) => {
+    return { containerWidget: action.payload }
+  }
+})
+
+export interface CanvasReduxState {
+  canvasWidgetProps?: IContainerWidgetProps
+}
+
+export default canvasReducer
diff --git a/app/client/src/reducers/uiReducers/index.tsx b/app/client/src/reducers/uiReducers/index.tsx
index 28e681f540..ef8f90a8e1 100644
--- a/app/client/src/reducers/uiReducers/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/reducers/uiReducers/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-export const a = () => {
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+import { combineReducers } from "redux"
+import canvasReducer from "./canvasReducer"
+
+const uiReducer = combineReducers({ canvas: canvasReducer })
+export default uiReducer
diff --git a/app/client/src/utils/PicassoUtils.tsx b/app/client/src/utils/PicassoUtils.tsx
index 28e681f540..9f4e9d4eed 100644
--- a/app/client/src/utils/PicassoUtils.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/utils/PicassoUtils.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
-export const a = () => {
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+import { ReduxAction } from "../constants/ActionConstants"
+
+export const createReducer = (
+  initialState: any,
+  handlers: { [actionType: string]: Function }
+) => {
+  return function reducer(state = initialState, action: ReduxAction<any>) {
+    if (handlers.hasOwnProperty(action.actionType)) {
+      return handlers[action.actionType](state, action)
+    } else {
+      return state
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/client/src/utils/WidgetFactory.tsx b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetFactory.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7538a8b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetFactory.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { WidgetType } from "../constants/WidgetConstants";
+import BaseWidget, { IWidgetBuilder, IWidgetProps } from "../widgets/BaseWidget";
+import { IComponentProps } from "../editorComponents/BaseComponent";
+
+class WidgetFactory {
+
+    static widgetMap: Map<WidgetType, IWidgetBuilder<IWidgetProps, IComponentProps>>
+
+    static registerWidgetBuilder(widgetType: WidgetType, widgetBuilder: IWidgetBuilder<IWidgetProps, IComponentProps>) {
+        this.widgetMap.set(widgetType, widgetBuilder)
+    }
+
+    static createWidget(widgetData: IWidgetProps): BaseWidget<IWidgetProps, IComponentProps> {
+        const widgetBuilder = this.widgetMap.get(widgetData.widgetType)
+        if (widgetBuilder)
+            return widgetBuilder.buildWidget(widgetData)
+        else {
+            const ex: IWidgetCreationException = {
+                message: "Widget Builder not registered for widget type" + widgetData.widgetType
+            }
+            throw ex
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+export interface IWidgetCreationException {
+    message: string
+}
+
+export default WidgetFactory
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/client/src/utils/WidgetRegistry.tsx b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetRegistry.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b660d94801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetRegistry.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import BaseWidget from "../widgets/BaseWidget"
+import ContainerWidget, {
+  IContainerWidgetProps
+} from "../widgets/ContainerWidget"
+import { IContainerProps } from "../editorComponents/ContainerComponent"
+import WidgetFactory from "./WidgetFactory"
+
+WidgetFactory.registerWidgetBuilder("CONTAINER_WIDGET", {
+  buildWidget(
+    widgetData: IContainerWidgetProps
+  ): BaseWidget<IContainerWidgetProps, IContainerProps> {
+    return new ContainerWidget(widgetData)
+  }
+})
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/BaseWidget.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/BaseWidget.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ff8362beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/BaseWidget.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { WidgetType } from "../constants/WidgetConstants"
+import { IComponentProps } from "../editorComponents/BaseComponent"
+/***
+ * Widget are responsible for accepting the abstraction layer inputs, interpretting them into rederable props and
+ * spawing components based on those props
+ * Widgets are also responsible for dispatching actions and updating the state tree
+ */
+abstract class BaseWidget<T extends IWidgetProps, K extends IComponentProps> {
+  widgetData: T
+  width: number
+  height: number
+
+  constructor(widgetProps: T) {
+    this.widgetData = widgetProps
+    this.width =
+      (this.widgetData.rightColumn - this.widgetData.leftColumn) *
+      widgetProps.parentColumnSpace
+    this.height =
+      (this.widgetData.bottomRow - this.widgetData.topRow) *
+      widgetProps.parentRowSpace
+  }
+
+  abstract getWidgetView(): React.Component<K>
+
+  abstract getComponentProps(): K
+
+  abstract getWidgetType(): WidgetType
+
+}
+
+export interface IWidgetBuilder<
+  T extends IWidgetProps,
+  K extends IComponentProps
+> {
+  buildWidget(data: T): BaseWidget<T, K>
+}
+
+export interface IWidgetProps {
+  widgetType: WidgetType
+  widgetId: string
+  topRow: number
+  leftColumn: number
+  bottomRow: number
+  rightColumn: number
+  parentColumnSpace: number
+  parentRowSpace: number
+}
+
+export default BaseWidget
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/ContainerWidget.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/ContainerWidget.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a09bb1630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/ContainerWidget.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import BaseWidget, { IWidgetProps } from "./BaseWidget"
+import ContainerComponent, {
+  IContainerProps
+} from "../editorComponents/ContainerComponent"
+import { ContainerOrientation, WidgetType } from "../constants/WidgetConstants"
+import WidgetFactory from "../utils/WidgetFactory"
+
+class ContainerWidget extends BaseWidget<
+  IContainerWidgetProps,
+  IContainerProps
+> {
+  constructor(widgetProps: IContainerWidgetProps) {
+    super(widgetProps)
+    if (this.widgetData) {
+      this.widgetData.snapColumns = 13
+      this.widgetData.snapColumnSpace = this.width / this.widgetData.snapColumns
+      this.widgetData.snapRowSpace = 100
+      this.widgetData.snapRows = this.height / this.widgetData.snapRowSpace
+    }
+  }
+
+  getComponentProps(): IContainerProps {
+    return {
+      widgetId: this.widgetData.widgetId,
+      snapColumnSpace: this.widgetData.snapColumnSpace,
+      snapRowSpace: this.widgetData.snapRowSpace,
+      snapColumns: this.widgetData.snapColumns,
+      snapRows: this.widgetData.snapRows,
+      orientation: this.widgetData.orientation
+    }
+  }
+
+  getWidgetView(): any {
+    return (
+      <ContainerComponent {...this.getComponentProps()}>
+        {this.widgetData.children
+          ? this.widgetData.children.map(childWidgetData => {
+              childWidgetData.parentColumnSpace = this.widgetData.snapColumnSpace
+              childWidgetData.parentRowSpace = this.widgetData.snapRowSpace
+              return WidgetFactory.createWidget(childWidgetData).getWidgetView()
+            })
+          : undefined}
+      </ContainerComponent>
+    )
+  }
+
+  getWidgetType(): WidgetType {
+    return "CONTAINER_WIDGET"
+  }
+
+}
+
+export interface IContainerWidgetProps extends IWidgetProps {
+  children?: IWidgetProps[]
+  snapColumnSpace: number
+  snapRowSpace: number
+  snapColumns: number
+  snapRows: number
+  orientation: ContainerOrientation
+}
+
+export default ContainerWidget