Quotes About Aesthetics

Beauty is the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole.

When I was young, all we ever heard about was functionalism, functionalism, functionalism. It's not enough. Design should also be sensual and exciting.

Asymmetry is the rhythmic expression of functional design.

You can say that designing is quite easy; the difficulty lies in finding a new way to explore beauty

Simplicity, carried to an an extreme, becomes elegance.

My furniture is an exercise in architecture or architectural mood.

There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.

The cardinal virtue of all beauty is restraint.

If design isn't profitable, then it's art.

Design can have such a positive impact on the way people live and on their relationships and moods.

Yes, design can make you happy.

What I'm trying to produce is the visual equivalent of the chord change that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

Architecture is not all about the design of the building and nothing else, it is also about the cultural setting and the ambience, the whole affair.

I discovered that I never really used Helvetica but I like to look at it. I like the VW beetle, too, although I've never driven one.

Everything is design. Everything!

The art of automobile design has progressed, until today it is regarded as one of the most important factors in the marketing of the automobile.

Design has to work. Art does not.

Simplicity, suitability and proportion.

Design is art that people use.

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.

For most of us, design is invisible. Until it fails

I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives.

Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether.

Ceilings must always be considered. They are the most neglected surface in a room.