Anouska Hempel Quotes

Architecture is basically the design of interiors, the art of organizing interior space.

I can look at a photo and the dimensions of any piece and tell you if it's going to sit well with the four other pieces in your room.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.

I think I was the only kid on the block who knew about furniture scale by the time I was 8.

There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts.

The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.

I don't really get into architecture in the hotel room. But maybe a little Feng Shui here and there.

The design of a dress, furniture, a house, a room, a street and a city are all the same process.

Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see. I'm not suggesting that gestural architecture is always superficial, but solid reasoning has its place.

Architecture is about experience: not only visual but also what you can touch, what you can feel.

Clearly, if a building is not functionally and technically in order, then it isn't architecture either, it's just a building.

Interior decorating is a rock-hard science compared to psychology practiced by amateurs.

There's a technicality to designing and wearing hats. A hat is balancing the proportions of your face; it's like architecture or mathematics.

Working off one genius sketch is not the way great architecture should be made.

Building design isn't trendy.

The frightening thought that what you draw may become a building makes for reasoned lines.

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space.

I'm inspired by many things, from landscapes to textiles. Art and architecture always influence my design process.

Architecture is the thoughtful making of space.

Architecture depends on facts, but its real field of activity lies in the realm of the significance.

Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all.

I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.

I've always been inspired by beautiful interiors.