It depends on what you want and what the budget will stretch too - there are electric drawer mechanisms available such as Haefel's Sensomatic systems that make the drawers super functional but have a heftier price tag than handles. I'm dreaming of going handle-less when we do our back of house renovation....sigh.....

I prefer no doors on overhead cupboards due to years of being smacked in head by them or hitting others and like lower handles to tuck tea towels into I like a handle with a smooth profile to avoid catching trouser pockets on... so many display home cupboard handles that have almost removed my clothing they look beautiful but had a miserable destructive mind of their own

I agree with handles and if you stick to a slimline design, they are not that noticeable, after all, there are usually only three draws now in the modern kitchens and sometimes only two, unlike the oldfashioned 5 draws everyone used to have.

Also, you could choose handles that are the same colour as your cupboards, hence making them almost disapear.

Sam - I suggest you read the article in this edition of Houzz. It is very helpful and comments could help you decide.

Thank you so much for the advice everyone, I think the articles were very helpful, I know what you mean by having to apply too much finger pressure to pull out heavily stacked drawers, when I am in kitchen, I want things to be friendly ergonomically, so would not sacrifice function over design. I also loved the idea of having no handles for over heads and handles for under bench drawers.