Saul Griffith 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.

I would think twice about designing stuff for which there was no need and which didn't endure.

Design is not for philosophy it's for life.

Puma was all about function and not at all about design. The founder of the company always believed functionality and performance were the only ingredients that could make Puma successful and design never mattered.

For me, cooking is practical. That's the core of an engineer. Engineers are very practical designers and creative people. Every single thing I create has to have a purpose.

If something is functional, you no longer think about it. I care about how meaningful things are.

I'll use any excuse to buy a new backpack.

When I get a brand new bag, I wear it for months and months.

If you buy an expensive thing and you never use it, I don't think there's a point to it.

A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it.

Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.

I don't call myself an 'industrial designer,' because I'm other things. Industrial designers want to make novel things. Novelty is a concept of commerce, not an aesthetic concept.

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

A painting doesn't have to have a real usability other than you looking at it. Obviously, a car, an engine, or battery has to fit people's needs.

Price is rarely the most important thing. A cheap product might sell some units. Somebody gets it home and they feel great when they pay the money, but then they get it home and use it and the joy is gone.

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.

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.

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

I like my products to be smart in a technical way but to show the time invested in their creation, too.

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

You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.

Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny.

To use is necessary. And if you can't be used, then you're useless.