Here is an interesting text that I’ve read at the Kaj Franck exhibition being held at the Design Museum of Helsinki:
In the mid sixties, the idea of anonymity with functional objects inspired a lively debate. In 1965, the Nuutajärvi Glasssworks announced that it would cease using designer’s names in cunjonction wth mass-produced commodities. This was based on the idea that the designer was putting his or her name to products for which he or she could not solely claim the credit or, in negative cases, be blamed. Artist director Kaj Franck: “A serial production design should not be one of which people grow tired. it should be so relevant that it ‘lasts’ for years and decades, and so unobstrusive that the user doesn’t start to wonder who designed it. The factory’s mark should suffice as the producer’s name”. (Kaunis Koti magazine)
