What is design to you?

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Hi, me and two friends are currently working with a pretty big design project, and we've reached the stage for researching. We have a couple of questions, and we would be very grateful if you, design interested people, took the time to answer them, it will just take a few min.

Thanks in advance!

1, Illustrate, in a few words, what design is about.

2, What paraphernelia/furniture does fit least in your home? Justify shortly.

3, What decade, design wise, is in your opinion the most inspirational one? Justify shortly.

4, What does design personally mean to you? Is it just a way of making objects functional or is it something you use for making stuff good-looking, maybe both?

Excuse me if you find any language errors in the poll, I'm a student from sweden so be nice!

// Viktor & Co.