Quote by Stephen Bayley
Where do architects and designers get their ideas? The answer, of

Where do architects and designers get their ideas? The answer, of course, is mainly from other architects and designers, so is it mere casuistry to distinguish between tradition and plagiarism? – Stephen Bayley

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Interior design is a travesty of the architectural process and a frightening condemnation of the credulity, helplessness and gullibility of the most formidable consumers – Stephen Bayley

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Watteau is no less an artist for having painted a fascia board while Sainsburys is no less effective a business for producing advertisements which entertain and educate instead of condescending and exploiting. – Stephen Bayley

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I have a character failing. I am quite incapable of identifying with anything whole-heartedly. Whatever I am doing, I am always planning to do something else. I would rather travel than arrive. – Stephen Bayley

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Escape from the architecture ghetto is one of the major drivers and has been from the very beginning. – Rem Koolhaas

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I would fix other peoples lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it, getting the story and structuring it. Not the tweaking of lines. – William Devane

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If I have a style, I am not aware of it. – Michael Graves

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