If I hadn't been a designer, I'd have been a painter. I began as a painter and learned the craft of pottery in order to support myself.

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

The playful search for beauty.

Art has more ego to it than what I do.

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 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.

When I design something, I think of it as a gift to somebody else.