“Delay always breeds danger and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.”
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“Luck is the residue of design.”
“Color does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it.”
“Good buildings come from good people, ad all problems are solved by good design.”
“I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.”
“Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.”
“Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings.”
“Design is not for philosophy it's for life.”
“About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.”
“To whom does design address itself: to the greatest number, to the specialist of an enlightened matter, to a privileged social class? Design addresses itself to the need.”
“This is what I like about being a designer: You can't really get it until you see it.”
“To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.”
“When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space.”
“A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do.”
“Design is everything. Everything!”
“I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body.”
“The primary factor is proportions.”
“I design for the woman who loves being a woman.”
“Good design doesn't date.”
“I think it's really important to design things with a kind of personality.”
“Accessible design is good design.”
“In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone.”
“So, to really execute design in its highest form and making people feel joy, that's a great reward.”
“I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.”