Most industrial designers do a bottle or a pen or a computer - things that go right past your eye. When you see a chair, it's almost like a person. It's this great big thing in front of you. It hits you more.

Every other piece of industrial design is a pot or a dish or something insignificant. But when you have a chair, it's like a sculpture of a person: it's alive. It's big. You can't miss it. It's a 'look at me!' item.

It's no big thing, but you make big things out of little things sometimes.

When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.

Most designers work up to a peak. They do some great stuff, and then it's just junk.

Be as transparent as you can in your trade. The big thing in life is trust.