"How do you design it so that people can form a space of their own, and feel quiet and contemplative?" ― Michael Arad Topic(s): Design More From Michael Arad "For two years nobody talked about anything other than the name arrangement. There was no fund-raising and no progress being made on construction and design." "I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can’t cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself." "I really appreciate artists of the 20th century, and I can see a lot of their influence on my work, but to suggest that my design only fits within an ‘ism’ kind of bothers me." More In Design "I have made bouquets of pleats, bouquets of flowers, bouquets of ruffles, bouquets of feathers. Often I design in mousseline, held tightly around the waist, and with something else going on all around."― Giambattista Valli "The design of those commissioners, frigates and warlike force is directed rather against Long Island and these your Honors’ possessions, than to the imagined reform of New England."― Peter Stuyvesant "Leopard is an animal design, and my designs come from nature."― Roberto Cavalli