It seems to be a current trend to make things minimalist. The less you can see the better. Hidden away are plenty of features but you have to access them. That takes time. It's all about form over function or comfort. For a few examples.
Legislators are now going to downgrade safety scores for vehicles that don't have physical controls for important features. Why? Because time spent wading through menus and sub-menus is time your eyes are not on the road. Putting form over function and risking occupant safety.
A kitchen, in case it was hard to work out. No utensils hanging handily to grab in an instant. No herb trays. Regularly used appliances have to be found and lifted out.
All of this inconvenience to create a formless waste. Cold, uninviting and impractical. If the owners eat out, order in or have preprepared bought dinners, I guess they don't need a practical kitchen. It's still ugly.
Another form over function fashion style are sofas with low backs. It works if they are used for slouching on but to sit up on?
Again, it's all about the style and not good posture. I wouldn't touch a couch like that with a barge pole. The floor and a cushion would be more comfortable for me. I can't even say I think it looks nice.
Functionality is for me always more important than style. Car dashboards with sensibly laid out tactile controls look better in my opinion than a touch screen and blandness.
A kitchen with nicely placed kitchen tools and appliances looks far superior to slabs of nothing.
Furniture with proportions that accommodate the human frame looks more inviting than one that is nothing more than an uncomfortable styling exercise. Uglier too to me.
Photos: Freepik.
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