A currency designed for long-term storage and investment doesn't do so well at encouraging transactions and exchange in the moment.
Is everything forbidden us except to fold our arms? Poverty is not written in the stars; under development is not one of God's mysterious designs.
For me, meaning of design is to give soul to objects by Art. Art sometimes need to be in every part of daily life, not only in the galleries and museums.
Many people decorate their homes with designer graffiti, even though most of them would probably have real graffiti scoured off the walls of their buildings.
It's often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to fashion in a way that might be new and different.
Louise Frogley is a brilliant designer. I always find her wardrobe fittings really informative and creative. Together, you kick images and ideas around.
Why did the Clinton Administration continue to liberalize export controls on sensitive technologies even after it learned that China had stolen designs?
I've built a tree house; because of my architectural training, it's heavily over-designed, with an oriel window sticking out of it and flying foxes coming off it.
The media is looking every season for a designer to tell a story. I have a long story I have to tell, continuing fluently year after year.
Anything designed to be inoffensive isn't worth your time -- life itself is pretty offensive, ending as it does with death.
The ego wants to rule, but the heart will quietly prevail." -Jennifer Ritchie Payette, co-author, "Modular Career Design
We are at the point where game designers have become celebrities due to the size of the market they serve.
My style has definitely grown since moving to New York and working on 'Gossip Girl.' I'm more aware of a lot of designers and I'm more aware of fashion.
All of the monsters in my head were created by people who thought they could make me a porcelain doll marionette of their own design.
When I moved to America, I knew I wanted to be a designer. I never imagined one of my dresses would end up in the Smithsonian.
Where I feel the most productive and engaged is when I'm buried in code, buried in some project, tweaking some designs. I'm certainly introverted.
We must have design in a picture even at the expense of truth. You are using nature for your artistic needs.
I pay two full-time assistants in my studio, plus consultants who are architects, engineers, and landscape architects, as well as lighting designers.
The designated driver program, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it, drop them off at the wrong house.
I am keenly aware that I benefit from a wonderful tradition in the UK of designing and making.
Military investigations are designed not to find anyone guilty. And you can't investigate up the chain of command, which is a huge impediment.
