Dad called [General Motors designer] Harley Earl's designs 'chrome-plated barges,' ... He said that, if left to his own devices, Harley Earl would put fins on a TV or refrigerator. |
Good design keeps the user happy, the manufacturer in the black and the aesthete unoffended. |
He always intuited what the customer wanted, ... He always had good taste, and the sense not to push the envelope too far. |
He was always bringing home a new toaster, a new mixer, for the staff to use and critique, ... He had his own in-house focus group. |
Never Leave Well Enough Alone. |
They looked like chrome-plated barges. |