David Linley : (9)

" My parents had this extraordinary circle of friends. My father would be photographing somebody every day, someone from the world of the arts, a politician, a musician, a sportsman. " - David Linley

" Our chief aim is to make beautiful things that will last forever. " - David Linley

" I loved the idea of evolving traditional methods and design to make products that last but are also relevant for the modern age. " - David Linley

" Design is important. I spend much of my working life as a designer. But how can you design for materials if you don’t know what they can do? The feel of them, the possibilities, the capabilities? These are things you learn only by working with materials all the time. Frankly, a university degree is not much help in that. " - David Linley

" I’m extremely proud of my relations and my heritage and my family. That’s one side of my life, and my work is the other side of my life, and… I’ve always tried to keep them, you know apart. " - David Linley

" Bedales was perfect for my sister and me. Very open. Very few rules. No uniforms. Co-educational. And very little of ‘You have to do this like this.’ You very much controlled your education. " - David Linley

" I really do build furniture to be used, you see, to be lived with. " - David Linley

" In an ideal world, you would have his-and-hers bathrooms and his-and-hers dressing rooms, complete with a single bed where the Mrs. need not be woken up when there’s a 7 o’clock flight to catch. " - David Linley

" Children love making things, but they don’t get the same opportunities now as practical subjects seem to be sidelined. I would love to see schools offering much more in the way of practical subjects to let children see what they can do. " - David Linley