Too much of what passes for design now is theater. It's one thing to be eccentric- and by the way, most eccentrics tend to be rather well-educated people - and quite another to be a faddist, by which I mean someone who tries to conjure a totally foreign aesthetic in a misplaced environment.

Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It;s well, it's magic.

The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live.

Design is about discipline and reality, not about fantasy beyond reality.

Nothing comes cheap, though the educated eye will always spot very nice things for the least money.

Decorating is not a look, it's a point of view.

You cannot make a modern apartment out of a traditional space.