An interior designer must be able to clarify his intent keeping ever in mind that decorating is not a look, it's a point of view.

So many young decorators are trying to reinvent the wheel, and the results are sometimes very dubious. They're striving to do things that have never been done before. Quite often it is done without authority, without knowledge, and without a background in taste. They need to be educated about the past, and they need a richer vocabulary.

....the designer must be able to see - make a concentrated effort to absorb the essence of the project. Seeing is a very difficult thing to do. Most people "look" at a lot of thing but never "see" anything. Looking is emotional; seeing is an intellectual process.

We're all collectors by nature. But if you're talking about an orderly life, there has to be a stop sign somewhere. Building a collection requires a strong constitution and the ability to resist.

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

Deep downy upholstery is absolutely what I've always been about.

Decorators should always remember that letting a client see too many beautiful things is a pitfall.