I once got a postcard from a French poet who wrote - "you don't know me but I'm always very grumpy when I get up in morning. But when I get up now I put the tea kettle on, and when it starts to sing it makes me smile - goddamn you!" That's what happened when we first designed it - we got a lot of mail.

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

If I have a style, I am not aware of it.

The dialogue of architecture has been centered too long around the idea of truth.

I've always believed that what can make a domestic setting truly home is the infusion of a cultural dimension.

I learned in architecture that you have to have a real plan. You have to have a client, they have to have distribution, start-up money, and have a vision of where it's going to go. All this has to be settled before you start, or else your work is just a story.

Architects love to rethink a project - that's what we do. If something is successful, like a house or a kettle, in this case, it's a great compliment when someone wants another one.