Design Manifestos: Eva Zeisel

"The designer must understand that form does not follow function, nor does form follow a production process. For every use and for every production process there are innumerable equally attractive possibilities."
- Eva Zeisel

Read more about Eva Zeisel's point of view on the design process in this wonderful profile written by Virginia Postrel.

Comments

[jens]

thanks for the post.
a couple of years ago i worked with her and that was a great experience.
a wonderful lady.
she deserves all the pr she can get.

shame that i cannot read the profile on slate. some technical defect. will try another time. thanks again.

[jens]

p.s. in this quote here eva is obviously addressing an audience which already knows (or has never forgotten!!!!) that FORM CAN/MUST/OR-SHOULD FOLLOW FORM OR A PRODUCTION PROCESS and then, yes, - then form can also follow "innumerable equally attractive possibilities".

when history speaks to us we should listen!
prick up those ears!
and forget all that styling style and branding blabla...

:)
do so.