Quotes for All
The Pantechnicon stored and distributed a good deal of furniture as well. The very idea of a lady of good breeding visiting such a place. There would be tables lying about, on their sides, naked! Not to mention flaccid dirigibles! Alexia shuddered at the very idea. Gail Carriger
I aim to create furniture that appears in a room as buildings on a skyline and reminds the viewer of the interaction between objects of design and architectural space. Gae Aulenti
Color is a big part of what I do. It’s like music. There are only so many notes in the scale, but there are endless permutations; there’s no limit to the number. Color on the walls or furniture can reflect back and distort the reality of the true colors of lipsticks and eye shadow. Evelyn … Read more
I’m always changing things around. I have to change it all the time. I’m rearranging furniture and taking down paintings and putting up new ones, and buying new pieces of art. Evangeline Lilly
When I am doing things around the house – when I’m decorating, setting up furniture, putting out a vase of flowers, lighting my candles, my mind is always thinking, What do I need to do to make this space peaceful and restful and comfortable so that when people walk into it, aesthetically they’re heightened and … Read more
My furniture is an exercise in architecture or architectural mood. Ettore Sottsass
I’ve been really lucky. When I decided to go to L.A., I said I was going to quit modelling and just go and see how I do. In the first two weeks, I got three movies. I was so excited, I had all my furniture shipped out from New York. Estella Warren
I learned the importance of a man’s chair early in life. I learned that he may love several wives, embrace several cars, be true to more than one political philosophy, and be equally committed to several careers, but he will have only one comfortable chair in his life. I learned it will be an ugly … Read more
It is my theory you can’t get rid of fat. All you can do is move it around, like furniture. Erma Bombeck
I shop a lot more for furniture than I do for clothes. I much prefer going to an antique shop full of obscurities. Erin Wasson