In the statement that Owens Jones siad, he meant that it is right to decorate and add detail and asethetic value to desigs, as long as it compliments the design itselg and doesn't overflow it and take away from its use. "Design, society, standards" is a quote from Jones stating that the construction and modelling of a particular object should only be used to convey the intended image. Jones and others such as Pugin believed that in order for a design to be true, it needed to conform to their set of rules. "Form follows function".
I personally do not agree with this statement. I think that if everyone followed these rules nothing would blow us away, nothing would inspire us. We need design to be creative and something that is not only a utensil to use in everyday life but something that can also be 'untouched' something to just look at and admire. The reason why trends evolve is because of poeple breaking the boundries and thinking outside of the box. I think that if the purpose of a design is just to please people and look beautiful in it's space, then that is definetly ok and it doesn't matter whether or not it complies to these set of rules.

This rubber duck is an example of my beliefs on design. It has absolutley no purpose at all, and is strictly something to catch your eye and to start conversations with. I personally love it, and in Auckland I always thought it looked amazing. It was so creative to take a childhood toy and blow it up to a massive size so it didn't look so small compared to the large harbour.