We have too many unnecessary things everywhere. I would describe this as inhumane.
~ Dieter Rams

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I learned a lot from architecture.
~ Dieter Rams

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You have to think carefully in advance about what you’re making and how you will make it, because for both architecture and industrial design, the cost of changing things afterward is much higher than the cost of better preparation.
~ Dieter Rams

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Good design is environmentally friendly.
~ Dieter Rams

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Good design must be useful.
~ Dieter Rams

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Good design is unobtrusive.
~ Dieter Rams

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We need to take more care of our environment. That means not only our personal environment but also our cities and our resources. That is the future of design.
~ Dieter Rams

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Good design makes a product understandable.
~ Dieter Rams

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We need to deal with our resources differently, in terms of how we waste things. We have to move away from the throwaway habit. Things can, and must, last longer.
~ Dieter Rams

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