Statements of well-known designers on the question of what makes a design classic.
IDRV Institute of Design Research Vienna
Paul Micklethwaite is co-author of "Design for Sustainable Change". He is also teaching and researching at Kingston University and interested in the different fields of design as a cultural practice.
Ezio Manzini is designer, engineer, architect, educator and author. He is working and teaching in strategic design and design for sustainability. In June the MAK Vienna invited him for a talk with Josephine Green on “How Does Social Innovation Nurture Technological Innovation and Sustainable Growth?”. Harald Gruendl asked him “what is a design classic?”.
The IDRV asks well-known designers, what is a design classic.
The IDRV asks well-known designers, what is a design classic.