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Industrial design professor Shim Jae-jin has been carrying a pen by the German fountain pen company LAMY in his suit pocket for 12 years. Over the years, he developed affection toward it to the point where he doesn’t go anywhere without it. “I always check whether I have the pen in my suit pocket and if it’s not there, I look for it everywhere,” said Shim. “It’s such a timeless design without unnecessary add-ons,” he added. Design greatly influences our lives, more than most of us realize. A…

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish architect from Catalonia. He is the best known practitioner of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works have a highly

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and

Here we have a selection of architecture quotes, insights and words of wisdom from some of the world’s most famous past and present architects …hoping to

"Why would you design something if it didn't improve the human condition" - Niels Diffrient. Humanscale | Designer Quotes | Design philosophy | Human condition | American designers | Industrial design | Workplace environments | Freedom chair | Diffrient Smart | Liberty Task | Diffrient World | Diffrient Occasional | Diffrient Occasional | Liberty Side | Furniture design | The American institute of architects | The industrial designers society | Innovation | #DesignForHumans

Thoughtful words from some of the most influential architects and designers.