I made the things particularly because I wanted them to see the world.

Men have no concept of how to design things for the home. Women should design the things they use.

I don't like to design single objects. I like my pieces to have a relationship to each other. They can be mother and child, like the Schmoo salt and pepper shakers, or brother and sister like the Birdie salt and peppers, or cousins, like most of my dinnerware sets.

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 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.

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

I think with my hands. I design things to be touched-not for a museum. A piece is ready when it has the shape of something to cherish.