The Lasting Influence of ‘Form Follows Function’

This most famous of design-led quotes, 'Form Follows Function’ penned by the American architect, Louis Sullivan still resonates (especially for designers of amazing radiators) to this day. To recap, in his 1896 article “The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered”, Sullivan wrote: “Whether it be the sweeping eagle in his flight, or the open apple-blossom, the toiling work-horse, the blithe swan, the branching oak, the winding stream at its base, the drifting clouds, overall the coursing sun, form ever follows function, and this is...