When you begin your work, nothing exists. When it is finished it looks as if it just happened, spontaneously, effortlessly, convincingly. It looks as though it had been there all along.
Eva ZeiselMy time in Weimar Berlin was the most elegant in my life. I would have parties for a hundred people - writers, scientists, artists.
Eva ZeiselI 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.
Eva ZeiselMen have no concept of how to design things for the home. Women should design the things they use.
Eva Zeisel