I never wanted to do something grotesque. I never wanted to shock. I wanted my audience to be happy, to be kind.

The designer must understand that form does not follow function nor does form follow a production process. For every use and for every production process there are innumerable equally attractive solutions.

I am a maker of useful things.

If you think of beautiful things, you’re not sad.

Everything I do is a direct creation of my hands, whether it is made in wood, plaster or clay.

When I met my designs in the market of a remote village in the West Indies, or in the airport restaurant in Zurich, I felt like the mother of many well-behaved children.

I don't call myself an 'industrial designer,' because I'm other things. Industrial designers want to make novel things. Novelty is a concept of commerce, not an aesthetic concept.