Form as a goal always ends in formalism. For this striving is directed not towards an inside, but towards an outside. But only a living inside has a living outside.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We refuse to recognize problems of form, but only problems of building. Form is not the aim of our work, but only the result. Form, by itself, does not exist. Form as an aim is formalism; and that we reject.
Form is, in a way, death. A novelist's obligation is to break free from the form, even though he knows that this will also be seen as artificial and distanced from life.
Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.
Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.
Without form, communication stops... without form, you have everybody burbling on to themselves, whenever and however, things that no one else can understand and - rightly - no one else is interested in.
I do not oppose form, but only form as a goal.
The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from.
The exterior cannot do without the interior since it is from this, as from life, that it derives much of its inspiration and character.
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 solutions.
Form follows beauty.