Form follows function is the gist of the functionalist philosophy of design. The concept is that you probably can't use a computer monitor as a fork and vice versa. So, the design of something should ...

近代の高層ビルデザインの親、アメリカ人建築家、ルイス・サリヴァン氏の言葉です。 機能を追求すると自然と美しいデザインが生み出される、ということですね。イタリアでハンドメイドにこだわった家具作りをしているMANOTECAが発表した机が非常に ...

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ) and the University of Cologne, Germany, have discovered a novel biochemical mechanism explaining how immune proteins defend ...

As an architecture major, I am well versed, maybe indoctrinated, with the design principle ‘form follows function’. A principle associated with the birth of modern architecture at the turn of the 20th ...

A heavily stylised desk with eye catching colours and curves. This comparison explores smartphones and basic phones. Comparing sleek design and multifunctionality of smartphones with the practical ...

This news release is available in German. Clay can be used in various forms for a range of objects such as cups, plates or bricks. Similarly, proteins can transform their structure and thus adapt ...

Researchers at Google AI company Deepmind and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory/European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL/EBI) have developed and published an open-access database with predicted ...

Dwight: Form follows function. Have you ever heard that expression? I don’t know what form this thing is following, but it’s not functioning for me, that’s for sure. I don’t see myself in this chair ...