"They acquire objects of simple functional elegance" -- including the floors, which make a "beautiful aesthetic statement".
Like many Scandinavian designers, Jacobsen excels at simple, functional clothes in vivid colours and interesting patterns.
On view is everything from simple functional pottery to ceramic tiles, folk and fine art in clay.
Tools, he said, should be "simple, functional and really help the business".
Mr. Ochoa said he focused on simple, functional solutions to the problems posed by the building's 1,400-square-foot 1,400-square-foot 1,400-square-footfeng sui.
A rare, early Chalet table, also from around 1901, is simple, functional and sturdy, consisting of little more than a round tabletop supported by three flat, wide legs.
Its simple, functional panelling is hardly going to give, say, the Wigmore Hall a run for its money, or at least not in the looks department.
The store, opened in 1959 and still in operation, brought an appreciation for simple, functional design to a city famous for fanciful ornamentation.
Now-classic bikes like the CB750 won over legions of riders for being simple, functional and inexpensive.
The products are clever, simple, functional and slightly strange, like an MP3 player made of wood, lead and moose antler or a lamp that lights up when you enter the room.
The White City's simple, functional style has become renowned for its consideration of the culture, climate, and needs of its inhabitants.
