The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.
A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.
As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained.
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
Tesla is changing the paradigm. We're going to turn the world on its ear and create high demand through design.
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.
Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it's not a product; it's an understanding of human nature.
