"No design can exist in isolation. It is always related, sometimes in very complex ways, to an entire constellation of influencing situations and attitudes. What we call a good design is one which achieves integrity – that is, unity or wholeness – in balanced relation to its environment."
"You don't think your way to creative work. You work your way to creative thinking."
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George Nelson
Architect
George Nelson was a pivotal American designer known for his contributions to modern furniture and architecture, particularly through innovative concepts like the 'Storage Wall.'
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"Good design, like good painting, cooking, architecture or whatever you like, is a manifestation of the capacity of the human spirit to transcend its limitations."
"Design is a response to social change."
"The simple joy of taking an idea into one's own hands and giving it proper form, that's exciting."
"I have never met a designer who was retained to keep things the same as they were"
"Unless ideas are massaged into reality they evaporate."