The three key dimensions of IKEA are
therefore:
Good FORM and FUNCTION, at a
LOW PRICE.
Most designers will accept the principle
that the form of a product depends on
its function, e.g. the shape of a chair is
determined by the need for a person to
sit comfortably on it. The product
which the designers create often
incorporates two important dimensions
good design and practical function.
Nevertheless, it is still possible to
encounter form without any obvious
function. Sometimes beauty alone
provides sufficient justification for the
existence of an object - it becomes art.
In the same way, it is sometimes
possible to encounter function without
form - a product is so eminently well