Context matter as much if not more than the product itself

Virgil Abloh, fashion designer:

“If I put this candle in a garage, it looks like a piece of trash. If I put it in an all-white gallery space, it looks like a piece of art…

I often use this analogy in design. I could either design the candle and spend a lot of time telling you about the candle, or I could design the room that it sits in.”