Naoto Fukasawa quotes
-
“MinÂiÂmalÂism is about creÂatÂing comÂplete harÂmony and not about making simple.”
-- Naoto Fukasawa -
“We designers have been working to stimulate people's souls and minds.”
-- Naoto Fukasawa -
“Design needs to be plugged into human behavior. Design dissolves in behavior.”
-- Naoto Fukasawa -
“Great design is a multi-layered relationship between human life and its environment.”
-- Naoto Fukasawa -
-
“People shouldn't really have to think about an object when they are using it. Not having to think about it makes the relationship between a person and an object run more smoothly.”
-- Naoto Fukasawa -
“I imagined that if the surface of the package imitated the colour and texture of the fruit skin, then the object would reproduce the feeling of the real skin.”
-- Naoto Fukasawa -
“When the poet's sentiments are overly visible, the audience may become uncomfortable. Japanese ritual is the opposite. By writing simply and only about what is there, the audience is drawn into the poet's world. Their imagination is stimulated, and a silent connection is established. I believe this is where the most important aspect of the Japanese sense of beauty lies...”
-- Naoto Fukasawa -
“Minimalism is about creating complete harmony and not about making simple.”
-- Naoto Fukasawa -
-
“The best designs are those that dissolve into behavior.”
-- Naoto Fukasawa
-
“Music that is born complex is not inherently better or worse than music that is born simple.”
Source : Aaron Copland (1952). “Music and imagination”, Harvard Univ Pr
-
“Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.”
Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.43, Courier Corporation
-
Source : Adam Gopnik (2000). “Paris to the Moon”, Random House Incorporated
You may also like:
-
Bill Moggridge
Designer -
David M. Kelley
Businessman -
Dieter Rams
Industrial designer -
Issey Miyake
Fashion designer -
Jonathan Ive
Designer -
Karim Rashid
Industrial designer -
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Architect -
Luis Barragan
Architect -
Marc Newson
Industrial designer -
Marcel Wanders
Designer -
Massimo Vignelli
Designer -
Patricia Urquiola
Designer -
Philippe Starck
Designer -
R. Buckminster Fuller
Architect -
Raymond Loewy
Industrial designer -
Ross Lovegrove
Designer -
Tom Kelley
Author -
Toyo Ito
Architect