19th century Quote by Sebastian Clovis

I’m interested in vernacular cultures, where people lived a little closer to the source of materials and the making of objects for use. And…

— Martin Puryear

I have always been drawn to the beauty of things designed to function. Mixing technical pieces with more traditional prints and patterns creates not…

— Ralph Lauren

“For the first time, we recognized a medium that takes our ordinary, everyday objects like bowls, baskets, and quilts and elevates them to art…

— Jimmy Carter

About 1911 I had the idea of making for my son, who had just been born, a blanket composed of bits of fabric like…

— Sonia Delaunay

One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course,…

— Clement Attlee

We are combining elements like tuxedos and workwear, for contrast; some looks also are based on 30s-era inspirations.

— Renzo Rosso

Most of the work I make uses materials that are a bit outside of the traditional fine art world.

— Patricia Piccinini

150 years ago in [Charles] Dickens's time there was at least a sense of craft. So some of the things people had inside of…

— Zadie Smith

In the work I do, historical elements tend to merge with contemporary forms, such as photo printing on furniture or bold sari prints, to…

— Gauri Khan

A marriage of opposites - modern elements with antique pieces - highlights both their individuality and compatibility.

— Nancy Price

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, hand-production methods were abundant. Craft defined everything. The craftsman had an almost phenomenological knowledge of materials and intuited how…

— Neri Oxman

I collect things called 'samplers' which are Victorian pieces of needlework usually done by children in a workhouse to show that they have a…

— Fiona Bruce