Thomas Heatherwick Quotes

Thomas Heatherwick — English Designer born on February 17, 1970,

Thomas Alexander Heatherwick, CBE, RDI is an English designer and the founder of London-based design practice Heatherwick Studio. Since the late 1990s Heatherwick has emerged as one of Britain’s most gifted and imaginative designers. His innovative approach to design has earned him a reputation as an "ideas engine"... (wikipedia)

I have a strong sense that every project is an invention, which is not a word I hear being used in architecture courses.

I'm wary of the word 'inventing,' because in the British psyche the word 'inventor' is immediately linked with 'mad'. For me, inventing is problem-solving.

Clearly I've got an ego.

I don't feel I'm trying to make art. I'm trying to make interesting things. People can relate to that.

I am finally getting the chance to build large structures and break preconceptions that my designs are just sculptures for people to be in. But my work always comes down to the human scale.

Thomas Heatherwick Quotes

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