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" After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of the descent into materialism, became the focus of design. Space disappeared. " - Arthur Erickson

" Alexander Wang has been one of my favorite designers since I was younger. " - Selah Louise Marley

" Well, I design costumes because I started with the theater in Chicago, but somehow a few lines just sort of fell to me to do it. And I studied it in school and I always liked it. " - John Malkovich

" From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus’s strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum’s view of Modernism for decades. " - Martin Filler

" A lot of my designs are inspired by the 1930s, when people were fabulous at dressing up. Then it just all kind of fell away. " - Jenny Packham

" The visual aspect of a dish is so important; the shapes and colors and overall design have to strike the right mood and convey the right idea. " - Daniel Humm

" While fractal geometry is often used in high-tech science, its patterns are surprisingly common in traditional African designs. " - Ron Eglash

" Most industrial designers do a bottle or a pen or a computer – things that go right past your eye. When you see a chair, it’s almost like a person. It’s this great big thing in front of you. It hits you more. " - Charles Pollock

" You have to think of a restaurant as a series of impressions. But what makes my job so great is there’s no one answer that’s right for every restaurant. " - David Rockwell

" My closet is organized by tops, pants, and outerwear, but not a lot of dresses. Gowns are in another room because I don’t often dress formally, even though I design gowns. Like most designers, I have a uniform, and mine is a legging. " - Vera Wang