Girly’ products can spur Japan’s growth in this century every bit as much as, if not more than, the ‘manly’ technologies.
At the root of Japanese manufacturing lies a feminine delicacy and shyness as well as a childlike curiosity and fantasy-filled worldview.
Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.
Not only the Archivist alone but all who work for NARA are designated custodians of America's national memory.
Once I got out of architecture school I decided not to be an architect, I just started my own little design studio.
One of the stated goals of the postmodern movement in architecture was a greater sensitivity to the people who live in or use newly designed buildings.
All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.
There's a technicality to designing and wearing hats. A hat is balancing the proportions of your face; it's like architecture or mathematics.
Art has definitely influenced how I think of design, both as individual items and as a body of work.
The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.
I don't like to treat a piece of clothing like an object of art because I don't consider myself an artist. I'm a designer.
I would like to do all kinds of things: photography and art and designing; I want to help do charity things for animals and things like that.
At Stanford, we teach 'design thinking' - that is, we put together small, interdisciplinary groups to figure out what the true needs are and then to apply the art of engineering to serve them.
I am honoured to be associated with a brand like Movado. It believes in the art of design and is known for its perfection worldwide. I have strong faith in the pursuit of perfection. I am looking forward to a long association.
I don't really consider myself a model, to be honest. I respect designers; I think it's another art, you know.
Design is body language for inanimate objects.
Whenever something is engineered as complex, it is designed to keep you simple.
DESIGN & BUILD Faith Fashions Fate = Belief Builds Bridges
Wilderness designations should not be the result of a quid pro quo. They should rise or fall on their own merits.
Some topics seem to be nothing but philosophical circles designed to lure the unsuspecting ant to its death.
The talent for discovering the unique and marketable characteristics of a product and service is a designer's most valuable asset.
