Raymond Loewy Quotes

If something is easy to repair, it is easy to construct.

Users do not care about what is inside the box, as long as the box does what they need done.

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

Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.

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.

I'd rather have a house that's nice but usable.

People appreciate a good product, a stable system. They want to communicate easily and use a product that just works.

I just think things should work properly.

I use Apple because they're easy to understand and everybody gets it.

Engineering is achieving function while avoiding failure.

A well-conceived product excels at what it does. It's close to being functionally flawless - like a Ziploc bag, a radio from Tivoli Audio, a Philips Sonicare toothbrush, a Nespresso coffee maker or Google's home page.

Just because it's automatic doesn't mean it works.

My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance.

You go for the quality of the performance, not the longevity of it.

I am very proud to align myself with Miken - a brand known as an innovator and leader in the development of high performance sports equipment.

Computers are scary. They're nightmares to fix, lose our stuff, and, on occasion, they crash, producing the blue screen of death. Steve Jobs knew this. He knew that computers were bulky and hernia-inducing and Darth Vader black. He understood the value of declarative design.

Objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories: those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.

Linux has never been about quality. There are so many parts of the system that are just these cheap little hacks, and it happens to run.

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.

It is essential for me to work with tools that are reliable and offer complete functionality, which is why I feel so confident about representing the Victorinox brand.

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

Last ship, best ship.

I think a beautiful product that doesn't work very well is ugly.

I'm serviceable. I'm durable. I get the job done.

I'm the opposite of a gearhead. I like simplicity. I use what works, and the only time I change it is when I have to.