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That is a point of contention between different schools of thought. Industrialization, mechanical reproduction (manufacture) of objects, and corresponding jump
by eternalban 6y ago
That is a point of contention between different schools of thought. Industrialization, mechanical reproduction (manufacture) of objects, and corresponding jump in scale of production went hand in hand with emergence of "form follows function" as a principle of design for "Modern" design.
Now a quiz:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/33._Wittgenstein_door_latch.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/33._Witt...
Is that door by mr. uber rational Wittgenstein a specimen of form follows function, or do you note 'aesthetics' saying gutten tag there?
- KarimDaghari 6y agoIn my view, I would say the former.
- eternalban 6y agoMostly agree, and no doubt that was the intent of LW: it is shorn of non-functional ornaments, but I propose that aesthetic choice determined the form of that door handle. Various forms would have worked.