Anna Alapatt was born in the United States. Her father is from Kerala, her mother is from the United States. She studied psychology at American University, with the goal to help others. She has lived in England, Germany, and Dubai. Currently, she is living in Germany where she works part-time as an English teacher. She also works as a blogger and writes about: love & relationships, travel and personal development. You can read more here: http://absoulutelyanna.com/
The functional aspect comes first in the work process because it’s the core of the object: What is its purpose? something else? Shape, texture and material come next.