"The designer must understand that form does not follow function nor does form follow a production process. For every use and for every production process there are innumerable equally attractive solutions."

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Source : "Eva Zeisel obituary" by Tanya Harrod, www.theguardian.com. January 15, 2012.

Eva Zeisel

#Doe Quotes #Use Quotes #Designer Quotes

“Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Don't call us, we'll call you.”
“Now we have to contend with overstimulation and too many opportunities all the time, and too many decisions all the time.”
“I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of presenting difficult ideas in an understandable way.”
“The air came laden with the fragrance it caught upon its way, and the bees, upborne upon its scented breath, hummed forth their drowsy satisfaction as they floated by.”
“The sinner's ego is crude that of the saint refined, distilled. Careful! It may be more poisonous!”
“No one is suggesting that [violent video games are] the only reason they went out and committed those horrific acts, but was it a tipping point? Was it something that pushed them over the edge? Was it a factor in that? Perhaps. That's a really big deal.”
“If these are indeed the spirits of Englishmen and Englishwomen who have passed over into the next world, surely they would know how to form a proper queue?”
“As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign.”

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