Towards the end of this week, I felt like I went to heaven. Don’t get me wrong, I have loved everything up until now but the joy others get from standing in beautiful cathedrals I get from seeing the evolution of a soap dispenser (I know, kind of weird). I was so intrigued by the Castiglioni family and the idea the form follows function. But Achille Castiglioni’s approach to ambiguous objects was, for a lack of better words, totally awesome! It also acted as a reminder that innovation and productivity can be fun and a little ridiculous. Not only that but work does not have to be behind a desk 24/7. Castiglioni went out to random places, observed forms, evaluated its purpose, and then said to hell with that I have another idea. And although Castiglioni did not care about the aesthetic of the final form as much, there is something very cyclical about finding objects that have a definite form and function, or so the creator must have thought, and giving it a new function with a slightly altered form. Similar to the class conversation about what is a chair and the predetermined expectations when using the word “chair,” this constant redefining of objects is one of the most creative things I have ever heard of.