What is design? It's where you stand with a foot in two worlds - the world of technology and the world of people and human purposes - and you try to bring the two together.
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.
So, to really execute design in its highest form and making people feel joy, that's a great reward.
The proper study of mankind is the science of design.
In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone.
Accessible design is good design.
I think it's really important to design things with a kind of personality.
Good design doesn't date.
I design for the woman who loves being a woman.
The primary factor is proportions.
I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body.
Design is everything. Everything!
A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do.
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.
To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.
This is what I like about being a designer: You can't really get it until you see it.
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.
About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.
Design is not for philosophy it's for life.
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.