Designers are inherently optimistic people who try to make the world a better place

Designers are inherently optimistic people who try to make the world a better place

In the end, the question is not, how do we use nature to serve our interests? It's how can we use humans to serve nature's interest?'

To eliminate the concept of waste means to design things-products, packaging, and systems-from the very beginning on the understanding that waste does not exist.

If anybody here has trouble with the concept of design humility, reflect on this: It took us 5,000 years to put wheels on our luggage.

I'd so much rather have exciting architecture that causes one to stop, breathe, and reflect on the potential of the human mind, the craft, and exploring things.

You need that same creative force that exists in a building like Disney [Walt Disney Concert Hall] to actually tackle that most prosaic of problems.