As designers we have a great responsibility. I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short-lived.

I don't like computers. I still like to do my drawings by hand.

Good designers must always be avant-gardists, always one step ahead of the times. They should – and must – question everything generally thought to be obvious. They must have an intuition for people’s changing attitudes. For the reality in which they live, for their dreams, their desires, their worries, their needs, their living habits. They must also be able to assess realistically the opportunities and bounds of technology.

Good design is thorough, down to the last detail.

Products have to be designed in a way that they are comprehensible.

All too much of the man-made is ugly, inefficient, depressing chaos.

Good design emphasises the usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that could possibly detract from it.