I make no special difference between architecture and design, they are two different stages of invention.
Ettore SottsassI try and be as stupid as possible regarding my profession, which means I try to look at as few design magazines as possible.
Ettore SottsassIt is important to realize that whatever we do or design has iconographic references, it comes from somewhere; any form is always metaphorical, never totally metaphysical; it is never a 'destiny' but always a fact with some kind of historical reference. To put an object on a base means to monumentalize it, to make everyone aware it exists.
Ettore Sottsass