Design Quote by Yohji Yamamoto

A designer who is not also a couturier, who hasn't learned the most refined mysteries of physically creating his models, is like a sculptor…

— Yves Saint Laurent

The problem with couture is not designers; it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.

— Alber Elbaz

Designers are more like artistic directors now. Before, there wasn't this idea of supervising the artistic direction of the entire house. The old way…

— Nicolas Ghesquiere

I'm a composer like every maestro on this earth.

— Stromae

Faced with unmeasurables, people steer their way by magic. Before the invention of navigational instruments, a beautiful lady was carved on the prow of…

— Denise Scott Brown

It is something that artists do all the time unconsciously, working in the style of someone they consider a great master. I just wanted…

— Sherrie Levine

I worked with the best - Givenchy, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent - and it gave me an ability to be confident. It turned me…

— Kimora Lee Simmons

For my qualifying concert, Helmut Walcha would not coach Charles-Marie Widor or any American compositions. In his defense, his forte was Germanic composers, and…

— Barbara Harbach

I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on…

— Edward Tufte

I wanted my style to be very recognizable.

— Robert Barry

Im still getting used to being called a composer. A poseur, maybe.

— Dhani Harrison

Maybe an artist's position in society is different today because it's more individualistic. You're not a direct servant anymore to the patron-you're an indirect…

— Urs Fischer