Viktor Schreckengost: A man of many styles

As he turns 100, Viktor Schreckengost looks back on an art-design-teaching career that spanned more than 70 years and pushed the boundaries of design, visual art and functional art far into the 21 st century. Along the way, he also changed the way we live. One day, while he was out driving, he counted 32 items—from bicycles to street lamps to lawn mowers—that he'd had a hand in designing. Always, he says, his creations were a blend of art and utility. “I don't think there is any way to separate the two,” he said in an afternoon interview at his Cleveland Heights home.