Design Quote by Tadashi Shoji
“So many designers only sketch and leave pattern-making to others. Pattern-making is important so you know the structure. Then if someone tells me, 'I can't make a pattern from that sketch,' I can tell them, 'I will make it' and then they are quiet. If I can't make it, I don't design it.”
![“There's always a pattern in order to make a thing, but the starting point must be something I've never seen before. It's not two-dimensional, but it's like a sample. I work with patterns like a sculptor. I try to get [the team] not to work on a body, [but] to work on a free space, on a table. The…” quote by Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ded/rei-kawakubo-4644_body_there-s-always-a-pattern-in-order-to-mak_910306.jpg)
![“Very few designers today design - it's very important to be able to do your own sketch on paper and then explain [your vision] to the fabric cutters. Instead, lots of designers drape - it's the new way.” quote by Valentino Garavani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/580/valentino-garavani-25109_able_very-few-designers-today-design-it-s-ver_1872950.jpg)
