David Rockwell famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

But what makes my job so great is there's no one answer that's right for every restaurant.
-- David Rockwell

#Jobs #Answers #Restaurants
I like entertainment and think mastery is good, though I don't feel like a master. If a theme means having a story that's legible, then that's certainly what we do. But we don't treat design as an add-on layer.
-- David Rockwell

#Mean #Thinking #Design
Briefs need limitations and invitations
-- David Rockwell

#Needs #Invitations #Limitation
In our highly mediated, technologically driven world, we're all looking for meaningful ways to connect. This has constantly inspired me to create environments full of lively, immersive, experiential elements specifically crafted to foster human connection.
-- David Rockwell

#Meaningful #Connections #Elements
Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent.
-- David Rockwell

#Opportunity #Challenges #Opportunities To Learn
Technology should be used to create unforgettable experiences that enhance our natural and built environments, transforming them in newly meaningful ways.
-- David Rockwell

#Meaningful #Technology #Way
Good restaurant design is about achieving equilibrium between the food, service, and design - in effect, telling a complete story.
-- David Rockwell

#Design #Stories #Achieve
My work is strongly rooted in place and memory, in personal, formative experiences that took shape within very different environments.
-- David Rockwell

#Memories #Different #Shapes
Portable designs have the power to transform unused public spaces into dynamic environments that build and invite communal experiences.
-- David Rockwell

#Space #Design #Environment
The design of a restaurant should embrace the identity of the chef, the nature of the cuisine, and the context of the restaurant itself.
-- David Rockwell

#Design #Identity #Cuisine
Play and transformation were a bit part of my childhood - using whatever materials were at our disposal, my brothers and I would constantly build and create fantasy worlds.
-- David Rockwell

#Brother #Play #Childhood
The color and spectacle of Mexico's streets sparked my interest in community driven space and experience, a passion that I began to develop while studying architecture at Syracuse University and then at the Architectural Association School in London. Having been immersed in such a diverse array of lively environments, it would be impossible for me not to use these memories and experiences as inspiration for my work.
-- David Rockwell

#Memories #Inspiration #Passion

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