I don't believe in morality in architecture.

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

The Alessi relationship and the Target one has broadened the role of architects in society and broadened the concept that design belongs to everyone.

Architectural and product designs have a narrative capacity - you can start to tell a story about them and imagine a lot of things.

I wouldn't have been a health care nut if it hadn't been for my paralysis, so something good came from this.

I know that's not something that people like to do - identify a favorite. But I do.

Alberto Alessi had asked a dozen architects to design a sterling silver tea service - with a teapot, a coffee pot, sugar, creamer, a spoon, and a tray. Our brief was that it didn't matter if it didn't work and cost wasn't the issue. It was a promotional project, not a commercial enterprise, and was going to be showcased in museums. And the coffee and tea piazza, as mine was called, received a great response. It was wonderful to walk into the Whitney museum and see all these objects on the first floor.