Attention must be paid’ is the cardinal rule of design discipline, for the designer is above all someone who pays attention to the situation at hand..

...one of hallmarks of a creative person is the ability to tolerate ambiguity, dissonance, inconsistency, things out of place. But one of the rules o….

We are … the un-proud non-possessors of objects whose chief substance is that of the transient symbol. Our Puritan fear of the love of things turns o….

A chair is the first thing you need when you don’t really need anything, and is therefore a peculiarly compelling symbol of civilization. For it is c….

Designers shouldn’t design for museums any more than mummies should die for them..

If more designers had bad backs, we would have more good chairs..

All our media are given over to things that are better left unsaid..

Thinking about design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous..

It is important to notice that these badly functioning designs were praised for 'elegance.' But elegance as theoretical scientists apply it is quite ….