# Interpretive Furniture Utility Product Function Follows Form by Made by Midas By Jessica Marcel | Published 2010-03-04 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/product-function-follows-form References: [mocoloco](http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/2010/03/02/product-function-follows-form-by-made-by-midas.php) & [madebymidas](http://www.madebymidas.com/) It's a chair! It's a table! It's a...magazine rack? Product Function Follows Form is a [design series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dpartment) from Made by Midas. Designer Huibert Muilwijk apparently doesn't like dictating anything to consumers, so the use of these pieces is left to the consumer's discretion. There's obviously a limit to what you could use any of the pieces for, but the idea is interesting. Instead of assuming a piece is a chair, you could play with how you actually use it. Production Function Follows Form is an exercise in [postmodern living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/verse-3d-printed-chair). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 4% | Activity: 27% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Versatile Furniture:** Exploring furniture designs that have multiple functions to encourage creativity and personalized use. - **User-driven Design:** Allowing consumers to determine the purpose and use of furniture pieces, giving them more control over their experience. - **Postmodern Living:** Embracing a non-prescriptive approach to furniture design that challenges traditional notions of functionality and encourages experimentation. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Interior Design:** Creating innovative furniture solutions that offer versatile functionality and empower users to redefine their living spaces. - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Adapting production processes to accommodate more flexible designs that prioritize user-driven experiences and personalization. - **Retail and E-commerce:** Providing a platform for showcasing and selling versatile furniture pieces that cater to the evolving needs and preferences of consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dynamic Sculptural Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-transformation-table.md) - [Multifunctional Modern Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/florian.md) - [Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/formfunctional-archifurniture.md) - [Modular Flatpack Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/opoo-multifunctional-furniture.md) - [Dynamic Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moon-series.md) - [Transformative Furniture Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metamorphosis-collection-2.md) - [Human Form-Inspired Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-tube-collection.md) - [Expressively Functional Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/friends-founders.md) - [Recycled Scissor-Like Folding Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fauld-chair.md)