Dutch - Designer | July 2, 1963 -
Some people have a concept of design: that it should be without the maker. I have been educated in this way, the traditional way. But I am not naive. I know that we make my things, and that people want them. I am signing them - and I am winking at them.
Marcel Wanders
I AmPeopleDesignKnowWantWay
Every project has its own logic and parameters. In some objects, functionality is primary, and in others, it is rather inconsequential.
LogicOthersProjectOwnRather
An object should elicit desire, and often it happens not because people need it but because they love it.
LovePeopleDesireNeedBecause
My design always has a political agenda. When I borrow components from various cultures and juxtapose them in an object, it is a message that co-existence is indeed possible. Design creates an ideal world where different ideas live close to each other in perfect harmony.
LiveIdeasWorldDesignPolitical
Beauty is only about relationships. Nothing is beautiful on its own.
BeautyBeautifulRelationshipsOwn
Nothing grows old faster than the new.
NewNothingOldGrowsFasterThan
There is no one I'd like to exclude when I design. It's not like I'm trying to design for everyone. Probably can't do that. Yet I try not to exclude anyone.
DesignTryingTryEveryoneLike
The one thing we should address is how design can play a role in the psychological durability of objects, to think of how objects can be engineered in a way that they will be good over time.
GoodTimeThinkDesignPlayWay
If we want a world that is truly sustainable, we have to realize that something old can also be perfect. Otherwise, we'll just throw away our yesterday.
WorldPerfectYesterdayWantRealize
Being open to the unexpected allows me to bring so much to my craft.
MeUnexpectedCraftOpenBringMuch
I listen to a variety of music. I like everything from old Arabic music to Portuguese fados.
MusicListenOldEverythingVariety
Why would you spend your life and your time doing something that's insignificant?
LifeTimeDoingYouWhySomething
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