Quotes by Designer I don't see myself as a pure fashion designer sending dress after dress down the runway but about wanting those watching my shows to aspire to a certain lifestyle. Matthew Williamson designerfashiondresses I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out. Maurice Sendak classical-musicoperadesigner I became a set designer for opera. Maurice Sendak operadesigner I had a dual role: designer and advocate. Michael Arad designerroles No one loves authenticity like a graphic designer. And no one is quite as good at simulating it. Michael Bierut authenticityone-lovedesigner Part of maturing as a designer is discovering what you're good at. Michael Bierut discoveringdesignermature I wanted to be a graphic designer from the time I was 15, without ever having actually met one. I lived in the mid-west, not in a media centre, and I didn't know anyone who did that for a living. It took me a while to find out what that thing I wanted to do was actually called, but once I sorted that out I got really interested in it. Michael Bierut designermediawest I've heard some designers talk about the design process being centred on invention, starting with a blank slate. I admire that and occasionally I'm capable of that, but I have to admit that I really have trouble working with completely open briefs. Michael Bierut design-processdesignertrouble I have a really good relationship with a lot of designers. I like Gaultier, Billionaire and Cavalli. Mickey Rourke billionairegood-relationshipdesigner We've had the same set designer and the same crew in many cases since 1972. Mink Stole crewdesignercases I love telling press the designers I'm wearing, especially if they are emerging. That's exciting to me, supporting talented newcomers. Mindy Kaling newcomersdesignerexciting Every designer needs a story. Mine is all about glamour. Naeem Khan designerstoriesneeds I loved watching so many of the great designers I've worked with do what they do. That's why I'm still loyal to the designers that I've known since I was 16. Naomi Campbell designerloyalstills I really like Roland Moret, Alexander McQueen and Marios Schwab, a young British designer. Naomie Harris mariobritishdesigner Don't you think that a lot of designers get into fashion because they have something about themselves that they don't like? Narciso Rodriguez designerfashionthinking It's my job to know what's available from every retailer, catalog, website, antiques mall, and craftsperson. A good designer or decorator has to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge. Nate Berkus antiquesdesignerjobs I make films but I am trained as a designer. I come from this series of designers called critical designers, speculative designers. Nelly Ben Hayoun criticaldesignerfilm I'm not a designer, I'm a creator. Nicola Formichetti creatordesigner There are so many young designers who need stock, who need my push. With the commerce, the one thing I knew is that I wanted to have things that were affordable. I was always one of those customers that would go to an amazing store and be like, "Um, what's the least expensive thing?" Nicola Formichetti e-commerceaffordabledesigner I don't feel French at all. That was never really a concern, and it's limiting to think that way. I think Paris is more of a playground for international designers, so I don't really feel French. And I don't really want to feel French. Nicolas Ghesquiere concerndesignerthinking«345678910111213»
