[flohofwoe]

A functional tool can still look nice, but the function is still more important than the looks, otherwise it's just useless bling (the fashion industry is the perfect example though, they need to sell new stuff each year without actually changing anything important, all they can really do is change pointless details).

[Closi]

A functional tool can look nice, but a tool designed with a “function only” mentality is very unlikely to look nice.

Good design is a balance of many factors.