
Everyone Seems to be Confused about Design, and That's Okay
Even to David Kelley, founder of the famous Stanford d.school and IDEO, a globally renowned product design company, design “has always been a funny word” (cited in
Camacho 2016, p. 88).
Today, as philosopher of art and culture Tsion Avital (2017) would argue, everything can be presented as a work of art, and everyone thinks that their opinion ultimately legitimizes what constitutes a piece of art.
In turn, any designed artifact can pass as a work of art, as long as someone identifies it as such, and this, according to Avital, lies at the heart of the confusion between art and design.
Camacho 2016, p. 88).
Today, as philosopher of art and culture Tsion Avital (2017) would argue, everything can be presented as a work of art, and everyone thinks that their opinion ultimately legitimizes what constitutes a piece of art.
In turn, any designed artifact can pass as a work of art, as long as someone identifies it as such, and this, according to Avital, lies at the heart of the confusion between art and design.