Category: Arkitektur
I On Creating Things Aesthetic utforsker Leonard Koren hva som skiller det rent funksjonelle fra det virkelig vakre. Ved å blande filosofi, designtenkning og personlig refleksjon, undersøker han hvordan estetiske valg former vår opplevelse av verden – og hva det innebærer å skape objekter, rom og ideer som gir gjenklang på et dypere nivå. Kompakt, kontemplativ og uendelig tankevekkende.
The chapter on how he breaks down the gap between function and beauty really made me see my own workspace differently, and the personal reflection bits feel like a quiet conversation rather than a lecture. I've already reread the design thinking sections twice.
Koren’s blend of philosophy and design thinking made me slow down and actually re-examine why some objects in my home feel right and others just exist. The personal reflection bits read like a conversation, not a lecture, which is rare for this kind of architecture writing.
It’s rare for a book on design to actually make you pause and rethink, but Koren’s blend of philosophy and personal reflection does just that—the chapter on separating the functional from the beautiful hit me harder than I expected. I found myself rereading passages just to let the ideas settle, and
