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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...historic continuity. It does not parade in either a "traditional" or futuristic costume. As time goes by, the context keeps changing. That is why, as each new generation of designers must learn, even the best design does not seem to bring us closer to Utopia. But, as Sir Henry Wotton observed some 350 years ago, the best design gives us "commodity, firmness and delight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Creating Good-Looking Objects That Work | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

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