Quotes by Designers

I've never been involved in any kind of political movement. Issey Miyake

Political Kind Never Involved Been Political Movement Any Movement

I was always interested in making clothing that is worn by people in the real world. Issey Miyake

People World Worn Always Making Real Clothing The Real World Real World Interested

We have to keep a very tight check on quality. Issey Miyake

Quality Check Tight Very Keep

My design is no design. Issey Miyake

Design

Architects always have a feel for time - the generation they live in - as we do, and they are always striving toward boundless adventure. Issey Miyake

Time Generation Live Striving Architects Feel Toward Adventure Boundless Always

The future of fashion is light, durable clothes. Issey Miyake

Future Fashion Light Clothes Durable

If you look back throughout history from the ancient Egyptians onwards, most cultures started making clothing from a very basic premise: a single piece of cloth. Issey Miyake

History You Single Back Ancient Throughout Look Most Piece Making Cultures Very Egyptians Cloth Clothing Premise Basic Started

Designers must be increasingly sensitive to our Earth's dwindling resources. It is our responsibility. Issey Miyake

Responsibility Increasingly Our Resources Earth Must Sensitive Designers

In the Eighties, Japanese fashion designers brought a new type of creativity; they brought something Europe didn't have. There was a bit of a shock effect, but it probably helped the Europeans wake up to a new value. Issey Miyake

Fashion Creativity Wake Up Value Type Bit Brought Something New Effect Wake Up Shock Eighties Japanese Europe Helped Europeans Designers

I am neither a writer nor a theorist. For a person who creates things to utter too many words means to regulate himself - a frightening prospect. Issey Miyake

Words Too Neither Writer Prospect Himself Am Nor Frightening Person Creates Means Regulate Theorist Who Many Utter Things

Everything is an experiment. Issey Miyake

Experiment Everything

Men have been buying my women's coats for years. Issey Miyake

Women Men Been Years Coats Buying

I tried never to be defined by my past. Issey Miyake

Past Defined Tried Never

Clothing has been called intimate architecture. We want to go beyond that. Issey Miyake

Architecture Intimate Has-Been Beyond Go Been Clothing Want

The important thing is to make something. In reality, it's not important that a designer be known by name - you can remain anonymous. Even the status of a designer will undergo changes, I believe. Issey Miyake

You Reality Will Important Believe Changes Status Something Remain Name Undergo Make Anonymous Known Important Thing Even Thing Designer

I am most interested in people and the human form. Issey Miyake

People Most Am Human Form Interested Human Form

I believe that all forms of creativity are related. Issey Miyake

Creativity Believe Related Forms

A few of the influences on my career so far have been Isamu Noguchi, Irving Penn, and seeing the riots of 1968 in Paris. Issey Miyake

Few Penn Riots Seeing Paris Been Influences Far Career

Function alone does not make clothing appealing. Issey Miyake

Alone Make Does Clothing Appealing Function