philosophy

Divine Designs is rooted in the design philosophy coined by architect Louis Sullivan and later adapted by Sullivan’s assistant, Frank Lloyd Wright, that form follows function. It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic, of all things physical and metaphysical, of all things human and all things super-human, of all true manifestations of the head, of the heart, of the soul, that life is recognizable in its expression, that form ever follows function.  

Divine Designs philosophy takes that philosophy further and incorporates the idea identified by Mother Ann Lee, of the Shaker Movement in America, that Every Force Evolves a Form. The design process actually begins with something that doesn't yet exist but needs to exist, and it moves forward toward a formal result. Function alone doesn't drive the resultant form. The form evolves from the holistic forces of the project.  Function is rightly seen as a single, isolated, quantifiable aspect of the overall "force" driving the form. These dynamic forces gradually forge resultant forms. These forces aren't simply functional; they can also be communal or spiritual as is the case with one of our primary minerals, staurolite, used in our Pricilla Rich line. Staurolite or Cross of God  is a set of twin crosses in one stone said to be created by the divine hands of God set in .950 silver, 14K or 18k gold, or mixed silver and gold.
   
The idea that "style" is simply a minor surface embellishment that has nothing to do with function is misguided. In reality, style doesn't merely embellish life; style makes life. We hope you enjoy our work as much as we enjoyed making it possible for you to own a piece of it.

Photo: Sona Chambers and Debbie McMinn with Academy award-winning actress Jane Fonda at charity event.