Daniela Ruah Quotes

I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.

Comfort? If a choice has to be made between style and comfort, style wins every time.

Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.

I want people to love to sit in my chairs. You gotta want the people to buy it because they love it.

When you come to a hotel room, you want it to be grand, functional and beautiful. But you don't want things that are not useful. Sometimes you go to hotels and there are all these frames and pictures of people you don't know, and you end up hiding everything in the drawer, and then housekeeping come and put it out again.

It's great to design a beautiful, modern, sleek home like you'd see in a magazine. But if it doesn't suit your lifestyle, it's really wasted.

Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity.

More than trends, consumers need functionality. Everything needs an element of fashion, but that's more like a spice.

Because I grew up in such tight spaces, I don't get manicures, pedicures. I'm not into cars, but I am into a fabulous house. I wanted the spiral staircase, clean sheets on the bed, to be able to take a shower.

A house full of new furniture doesn't mean a whole lot.

I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.

Design means being good, not just looking good.

Design and style should work toward making you look good and feel good without a lot of effort so you can get on with the things that matter.

Just because one likes to cook up a great meal or decorate their home doesn't mean they have to do it with granite counter tops and duck a l'orange.

If I had to choose between clothes and furniture, I'd choose furniture.

The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.

I think the first things that are relevant are that things should work well; they should function.

The real questions are: Does it solve a problem? Is it serviceable? How is it going to look in ten years?

Make each product the best it can be. Focus on form and materials. What we don't include is as important as what we do include.

The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty.

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.

You can build a place that is beautiful, but nobody feels comfortable sitting in it, and the kids aren't allowed to go into many of the rooms. Or a place can look lived in, but it doesn't please the eye.

It doesn't matter if the item isn't your favorite thing as long it fits well.

The products people like best start with function and wind up with look.

As if a device can function if it has no style. As if a device can be called stylish that does not function superbly... yes, beauty matters. Boy, does it matter. It is not surface, it is not an extra, it is the thing itself.