Decoration Quote by Anonymous

A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.

— Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Decoration is just make-up for the wrinkles of the idea.

— Thomas Manss

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.

— Jil Sander

After the design is firmly fixed, the decoration is added. Decorating is the final enhancement.

— Albert Hadley

Decoration is asked to be 'merely' pleasing, 'merely' embellishing, and the 'functional' logic of Modernism leaves no room, apparently, for such 'mereness.' This is…

— Clement Greenberg

I'm just not very interested in decoration.

— Phoebe Philo

Decoration can be a state of mind, an unusual perception, a ritual whisper.

— Ettore Sottsass

Decoration is really about creating a quality of life, and a beauty in that life that nourishes the soul, that makes life beautiful.

— Albert Hadley

I don't want to worry about maintaining an air of decorum that's not natural to me.

— Taron Egerton

Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments.

— Munshi Premchand

Decorating is like music. Harmony is what we constantly strive for. At home, we want a peaceful atmosphere where the objects are the notes…

— Charlotte Moss

The only requirement of a symbol is that it have substance underneath: The first thing to do is to try to establish the substance.…

— Wally Olins