I once got a postcard from a French poet who wrote - "you don't know me but I'm always very grumpy when I get up in morning. But when I get up now I put the tea kettle on, and… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
Architects love to rethink a project - that's what we do. If something is successful, like a house or a kettle, in this case, it's a great compliment when someone wants another one. — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
I stayed true to what I thought was good design no matter who it was for. — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
I once got a postcard from a French poet who wrote - "you don't know me but I'm always very grumpy when I get… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function. — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
My favorite is the garlic press. I think it's beautiful as an object. But the awkward part of it all is that I don't… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
I don't care what people call me, labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people. — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
Architecture is not all about the design of the building and nothing else, it is also about the cultural setting and the ambience, the… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
The design of the building addresses the public nature of both the urban context and the internal program. In order to reinforce the building's… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
Alberto Alessi had asked a dozen architects to design a sterling silver tea service - with a teapot, a coffee pot, sugar, creamer, a… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
“Out of my numerous visits I have made to Catfish Plantation, I never photographed an entity like this. It looks like an angel.” — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
