Ornamentation vs function is as old an argument as when humans began crafting objects. I would argue not a decline but a phenomenon that ebbs and flows over tim

Ornamentation vs function is as old an argument as when humans began crafting objects. I would argue not a decline but a phenomenon that ebbs and flows over time — check out this NYT article from over a decade ago https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/arts/01iht-DESIGN1.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/arts/01iht-DESIGN1.html —