"Where do architects and designers get their ideas? The answer, of course, is mainly from other architects and designers, so is it mere casuistry to distinguish between tradition and plagiarism?"- Stephen Bayley (b. 1951)British design critic. Commerce and Culturech. 3 (1989).

"Art has to move you and design does not, unless it is a good design for a bus."- David Hockney (b. 1937), British artist. Guardian (London, 26 Oct. 1988).

"Design is not for philosophy - it is for life."- Issey Miyake (b. 1939), Japanese fashion designer. International Herald Tribune (Paris, 23 March 1992).

"Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist."- Terence Conran (b. 1931), British designer. DailyTelegraph (London, 12.6.1998)