I don't care what people call me, labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people.

I have architects write to me and ask me: How do you - and what do you do to - design the magic thing? I answer that very carefully. It's not necessarily about what you do, but the clients you do it for. You should write to Target, not me.

I don't care what people call me, labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people.

I stayed true to what I thought was good design no matter who it was for.

My favorite project is always the next one.

My favorite is the garlic press. I think it's beautiful as an object. But the awkward part of it all is that I don't use it much because I'm allergic to garlic.

In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks good also often feels good