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 am a maker of useful things.

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

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.

Novelty is a concept of commerce, not an aesthetic concept.

My work is very bodily. It's not a shell, but a body.

My designs are meant to attract the hand as well as the eye.