That business of relaxation, which is so terribly modern today, is all good and well, but my work interests me so much, and is so varied, that many times it seems relaxing when I go from one aspect to another. — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
You will soon find that I am a bit obsessive about my work. And that is a little sad, one often feels strangely restricted, not finding time to simmer, although one actually has many interests. — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect's task - his most difficult… — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these… — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But… — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
I am going to be working on bathroom fittings for a company in the USA, and then I thought it was appropriate to simplify… — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
In a way, the sense of quality has improved, the status symbol of the small things is gone, and it is acceptable to use… — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
Architecture tends to consume everything else, it has become one's entire life. — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
Besides, I think that when one has been through a boarding school, especially then, you have some resistance, because it was both fine comradeship… — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
It may sound affected - but it is the act of creation itself, and it is equally exhilarating whether one is working on a… — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
There is always a point when one senses ones lack of skill, the doubt — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
I don't see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly. — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
Clearly, if a building is not functionally and technically in order, then it isn't architecture either, it's just a building. — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
