50 Inspiring Interior Design Quotes from Famous Designers

1. "The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive, civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what's in or what's out." - Albert Hadley

2. "The details are not the details. They make the design." - Charles Eames

3. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs

4. "Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love." - Nate Berkus

5. "The best rooms have something to say about the people who live in them." - David Hicks

6. "The key to great design is capturing the spirit of the client and the essence of the space." - Unknown

7. "Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent." - Joe Sparano

8. "Design is a journey of discovery." - Unknown

9. "The details are not the details, they make the design." - Charles Eames

10. "The home should be the treasure chest of living." - Le Corbusier

11. "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo da Vinci

12. "Design is thinking made visual." - Saul Bass

13. "Decorating is not about making stage sets, it's not about making pretty pictures for the magazines; it's really about creating a quality of life, a beauty that nourishes the soul." - Albert Hadley

14. "A room should never allow the eye to settle in one place. It should smile at you and create fantasy." - Juan Montoya

15. "The details are what make a space feel like home." - Unknown

16. "The most important thing? Perfect lighting at all times." - Christian Dior

17. "Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future." - Robert L. Peters

18. "Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep." - Le Corbusier

19. "I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life." - Elsie de Wolfe

20. "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." - William Morris

21. "Design is intelligence made visible." - Alina Wheeler

22. "The role of the designer is that of a good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests." - Charles Eames

23. "A room should never allow the eye to settle in one place. It should smile at you and create fantasy." - Juan Montoya

24. "Design is the silent ambassador of your brand." - Paul Rand

25. "To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail." - Giorgio Armani

26. "The most important thing? Perfect lighting at all times." - Christian Dior

27. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs

28. "A chair is not just a product of decorative art in a space; it is a form and a space in itself." - Verner Panton

29. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs

30. "A designer knows when he has reached perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

31. "Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent." - Joe Sparano

32. "The details are not the details, they make the design." - Charles Eames

33. "The home should be the treasure chest of living." - Le Corbusier

34. "Design is a journey of discovery." - Unknown

35. "Design is thinking made visual." - Saul Bass

36. "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo da Vinci

37. "Decorating is not about making stage sets, it's not about making pretty pictures for the magazines; it's really about creating a quality of life, a beauty that nourishes the soul." - Albert Hadley

38. "A room should never allow the eye to settle in one place. It should smile at you and create fantasy." - Juan Montoya

39. "The most important thing? Perfect lighting at all times." - Christian Dior

40. "Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future." - Robert L. Peters

41. "Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep." - Le Corbusier

42. "I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life." - Elsie de Wolfe

43. "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." - William Morris

44. "Design is intelligence made visible." - Alina Wheeler

45. "The role of the designer is that of a good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests." - Charles Eames

46. "A room should never allow the eye to settle in one place. It should smile at you and create fantasy." - Juan Montoya

47. "Design is the silent ambassador of your brand." - Paul Rand

48. "To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail." - Giorgio Armani

49. "The most important thing? Perfect lighting at all times." - Christian Dior

50. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs
    
    
    

These quotes encapsulate the essence of interior design, its importance, and the philosophy behind it, as expressed by some of the most influential designers of all time.

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