One basic product design concept is “form follows function”. What this means is that when designing products manufacturers must think first on usability and then on the design itself. Unfortunately sometimes people forget about this basic concept, leading to beautiful products that are hard to use or simply can’t be used at all. In some cases this is done on purpose (just think about the concept cars manufacturers develop and display on auto shows or, going a little bit further, some design competitions or shows).

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