After the construction of a first functional solution, a redesign process was conducted to develop a platform where key aspects such as functionality, aesthetics and ergonomics were considered.
The anti-metaphysical, formal, constructive, and pragmatic character of logical empiricist works resonated with the constructive, reformist, anti-ornamental, functional and international aesthetics of modernism (Galison 1990, Galison 1996, Dhams 2004, and for a less mechanical and foundationalist reading of the modernist connection, Potochnik and Yap 2006).
Hers was a personal touch that involved Art Deco, functional and machine aesthetics, intelligent use of new materials (cork, aluminum, suede, leather, lacquer), and a fusion of formal and craftsman-oriented skills.
The prostheses were evaluated for retention, functional stability, smile aesthetics, degree of bone resorption, and quality of the mucosa.
"Quasi-Objects" regards data actualization, the production of biologically non-functional organisms and ecosystems as transient output of an operative practice: aesthetics of process.
"Design must be functional and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics, without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained," he said.
How can one combine aesthetics and functional considerations to create desirable clothing for older and disabled people?
Marantz's response to my central question includes functional requirements and pleasing aesthetics.
