Quotes by David Chipperfield

"I do very little industrial design. I'm asked a lot, but I certainly don't see myself as an industrial designer."

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"It is difficult to separate oneself from one's design moralities."

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"I think that the point of being an architect is to help raise the experience of everyday living, even a little. Putting a window where people would really like one. Making sure a shaving mirror in a hotel bathroom is at the right angle. Making bureaucratic buildings that are somehow cheerful."

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"If you look at a building by Mies van der Rohe, it might look very simple, but up close, the sheer quality of construction, materials and thought are inspirational."

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