Color does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it. Pierre Bonnard
Good buildings come from good people, ad all problems are solved by good design. Stephen Gardiner
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. Giorgio Armani
Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design. Charles Eames
Design is not making beauty, beauty emerges from selection, affinities, integration, love. Louis Kahn
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. Robert Collier
Design is not for philosophy it's for life. Issey Miyake
About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs. Manolo Blahnik
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. Charles Eames
This is what I like about being a designer: You can't really get it until you see it. Isaac Mizrahi
To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past. Charles J. Givens
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. Tadao Ando
A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do. Niklaus Wirth