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Famous Dieter Rams Quotes
“All too much of the man-made is ugly, inefficient, depressing chaos.”
“I sit, I think, I make some drawings. As a designer, you cannot retire totally.”
“Good design means as little design as possible.”
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“Question everything generally thought to be obvious.”
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“Good design is long-lasting! It avoids being fashionable and therefore never appears antiquated.”
“People react positively when things are clear and understandable.”
“Having small touches of colour makes it more colourful than having the whole thing in colour.”
“Nothing works without details. They are everything, the baseline of quality”
“You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people; design is made for people.”
“I don't like computers. I still like to do my drawings by hand.”
“Products have to be designed in a way that they are comprehensible.”