Functional Aesthetics Quotes

Good design makes a product understandable.

Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained.

Shaker pieces were not to show off. One was not to waste energy to decorate.

I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.

Architects have made architecture too complex. We need to simplify it and use a language that everyone can understand.

A glass pitcher, a wicker basket, a tunic of coarse cloth. Their beauty is inseparable from their function. Handicrafts belong to a world existing before the separation of the useful and the beautiful.

As a designer, everything is always about aesthetics mixed in with functionality and having that visual appeal. But you learn fast as a new parent with an infant that if it’s not deeply practical as well, then forget about it. Style wise, I wanted to design items that would work well in any nursery - regardless of gender.

I like crafts that are made out of necessity because they're a little naive - you made it because you needed it.

An architect must remember that the people working or living in his building need space - to dream, to be quiet, to find beauty somewhere.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.

Design isn't just about making things beautiful; it's also about making things work beautifully.

For me, architecture is an art the same as painting is an art or sculpture is an art. Yet, architecture moves a step beyond painting and sculpture because it is more than using materials. Architecture responds to functional outputs and environmental factors. Yet, fundamentally, it is important for me to stress the art in architecture to bring harmony.

In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it's modern architecture.

I don't think you should follow trends for your home; things for your home are less about fashion and more about investment. So, find things you truly love and make you happy when you see them.

Stationery gets me excited because it has an individual character, unlike computers, which may be convenient but are generic and bland.

Architecture is always dream and function, expression of a utopia and instrument of a convenience.