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

It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design and rye devoted much of my career to this

In America, writers are afforded the freedom to express themselves in unlimited manners. Creative liberty is a privilege.

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.

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.

I have no requirements for a style of architecture.

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