Study Question 1

"In the world of forms, the form of a couch is designated as “useful” and in our world, a couch we can use is “less useful.” Why is the idea of a couch useful rather than the actual object?"

On the board when we had the three forms of bed, the idea/form of the couch was designated as "useful," a physical couch we could use was designated as "less useful," and art of a couch was designated "less useful still." I do agree that the form of the couch is a good thing, because without the idea of it, we would have no couches, but aren't actual couches more useful? After all, a real couch, in my opinion, is infinitely more useful than the concept of one. You can't sit, sleep, relax, read, etc. on a concept. However, what I wonder is if couchmakers tap into the world of forms when they make a couch, or just copy the design of the couches we already have. If they are just copying a couch, doesn't the form of a couch lose its usefulness?