The Recipe for Timelessness: Quality, a Hint of Innovation, Appropriate Design, and The Idea.
These are the elements that transform production into creation—the creation of art. And art is timeless.
Consider these iconic designs: the “Moloch” lamp by Gaetano Pesce, the “My Mother’s Chesterfield” armchair by Gunnar Andersen, the “Barcelona Chair” by Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, the floor-standing “Nun” lamp by Pierre Chareau, the “Carlton” bookcase by Ettore Sottsass, the “House No. 8” (the Eames House), and many more.
Art has no practical aim—it has an idea. Hidden thoughts and emotions of the artist are brought to life through a physical object, a verbal presentation, or a performance.
Celebration, provocation, homage, fascination, questioning, or clarification—these are the roles of art. An object without an idea is merely a piece of design. Iconic creations demand a philosophy. The philosophy of art.
