Issey Miyake Quotes

The best computer scientists are...technologists who crave beauty.

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.

Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty.

I want to inspire children to be obsessed over jewellery.

I love beautiful things. I'm not into art so much, like paintings.

I'm always drooling over great design, from fashion to furniture.

I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something.

Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.

I certainly like it if the work is beautiful, but that's a surplus effect. I can only think about that after I consider how it's made.

Like many people out there, I'm inspired by the level of attention to detail, design and execution of Apple products.

To me, a building - if it's beautiful - is the love of one man, he's made it out of his love for space, materials, things like that.

I lust after iPods or Mini Coopers not because they're unique, but because they've been so artfully made that I couldn't imagine doing it better myself.

I love creating and being able to see an idea come to fruition. I love making beautiful things.

All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.

The V&A is an amazing museum, and the collections have always been a great inspiration to me.

Art and life are inseparable.

I'm just a fan of art and culture.

Throughout the ages it has always been possible to point to good and bad architecture.

Even the details of a rifle, which are nothing but mechanical, if they are made carefully, with attention, become beautiful, satisfying.

This may sound corny, but I've always liked to make things that were beautiful.

Design is everything.

I've always been interested in art, architecture, color.

I was brought up feeling that art is a very important part of one's life. It's something that I not only enjoy, it's something I can share with others.

Fashion is to please your eye. Shapes and proportions are for your intellect.