3 ms·
I think you might be confusing long-lived with timeless. The cathedrals are old... Almost no one builds "cathedral styled buildings," therefore the style is not
by pistoriusp 16y ago
I think you might be confusing long-lived with timeless. The cathedrals are old... Almost no one builds "cathedral styled buildings," therefore the style is not timeless.
You're thinking too close to the object. That's precisely what makes Dieter Rams products so good. The design and the objects are seamless.
- ugh 16y agoCathedrals are not built anymore but neither are Rams’ calculators. I don’t think anything humans made was ever truly timeless – there is always context. I would absolutely consider some cathedrals examples of good design, or some chairs made 200 years ago.