functional beauty; beauty of function; elegant simplicity of design
Refers to aesthetic value derived from efficient, purposeful design rather than decoration. Often used in contexts like architecture, industrial design, and everyday objects.
This chair was designed with a focus on functional beauty.
You can feel functional beauty in traditional Japanese crafts.
Compound of 機能 (function) and 美 (beauty). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in modern Japanese to describe the aesthetic of functional design.