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Quote by Raymond Loewy

“The most reliable appliance has simplicity and quality, does what is demanded of it, is economical to use, easy to maintain, and just as easy to repair. ...It also sells best and looks good.”

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Raymond Loewy

Raymond Loewy was an influential industrial designer known for his minimalist and functional design style. His career spanned various fields, from locomotives to refrigerators, profoundly impacting modern industrial design. more

“All designed tools and objects are sort of extensions of human abilities, and they do tend to make life richer for us. But, an awful lot of designs, especially in this country, make life a lot more inconvenient. I'm thinking, for instance, of high-fidelity units that have so many switches and toggles and buttons and things that they confuse most people.”

People Thinking Humans Country Ability Design Objects Tools Instance Awful Buttons Units Extensions Fidelity Inconvenient High Fidelity

Author:Victor Papanek

“...high end does not necessarily equal high price. It's a matter of attitude.”

Doe Ends Matter Attitude Equal High Prices

Author:Tom Peters

“I haven't stopped painting or drawing - I've just added another medium.”

Havens Painting Drawing Mediums

Author:David Hockney

“Function is a fantasy...the form of designed things is decided by choice or else by chance; but it is never actually entailed by anything whatever.”

Form Choices Chance Fantasy Decided Function

Author:David Pye

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