Quotes About Design

I run a design studio in New York. Every seven years, I close it for one year to pursue some little experiments, things that are always difficult to accomplish during the regular working year. In that year, we are not available for any of our clients. We are totally closed. And as you can imagine, it is a lovely and very energetic time.

Federal regulations forbid delaying inspections for fracture-critical bridges like the fallen Minneapolis bridge - the kind with a lack of redundancy in design, so that a single failure in a load-bearing part can cause the entire bridge to collapse.

We've taken on health care in a big way in our office, ever since nine years ago when I was paralyzed. I was in eight different hospitals, three different rehab centers, and all the rooms were dreadful. As an architect, designer, and patient, I can do something to help.

I didn't reinvent clothing; I reinvented the edit.

We set out to reinvent the whole business class experience. We went back to re-engineer everything we had thought about and made sleep a priority.

We refuse to recognize problems of form, but only problems of building. Form is not the aim of our work, but only the result. Form, by itself, does not exist. Form as an aim is formalism; and that we reject.

I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design.

I don't feel I'm trying to make art. I'm trying to make interesting things. People can relate to that.

I feel like fashion and music relate to each other in a lot of ways. I always had to be creative: I'm a very creative person. I always liked making stuff. Apart from music, I always liked making clothes. You're able to express yourself.

I believe that all forms of creativity are related.

To me, mathematics, computer science, and the arts are insanely related. They're all creative expressions.

Copy, art, and typography should be seen as a living entity; each element integrally related, in harmony with the whole, and essential to the execution of an idea.

The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it.

From the 1920s through to the 1970s, bridal was related to the fashion of the times. Then in the 1980s, it became more historical, decadent, and ornate.

The only important thing about design is how it relates to people.

In every phase of the automotive industry, certain factors have been more important than all others in relation to the way the automobile has looked. Phase One is really the Ford story. Function and production were the most important considerations. The automobile was an invention, and it looked like one.

The thing about covers that's relatively important to remember is that it doesn't matter how good an artist you are: if you don't have good ideas, the covers don't stand out.

I didn't want to be an actor. I wanted to design historical movies like 'Ben-Hur'. I saw this as my life.

Historically, in the world of architecture, enormous amounts of care and energy have been lavished on things that are almost a cliched idea of culture.

There are lots of people at our company who dedicate their time and effort to make sure that the journey from product design to hitting the screen is as seamless as possible.

I have been working with Hive, part of British Gas, on reinventing the thermostat. Now you can control your heating at the press of a button on your phone. As I say, design should permeate every part of society.

Decorating has always been my hobby.

I actually built my own dining table back home in Australia. It's a secret hobby of mine that I weirdly find transfixing.

Not just cricket, we are doing clothing for football, hockey etc. It's basic stuff, but good designing is what I am looking to do.