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" We yearn for the beautiful, the unknown, and the mysterious. "

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" The combination of human skills with technology will always be at the root of any solution to the future of making clothes. "

" I am not really interested in clothing as a conceptual art form. "

" I am always looking to the future of making things. "

" The important thing is to make something. In reality, it's not important that a designer be known by name - you can remain anonymous. Even the status of a designer will undergo changes, I believe. "

" I became a fashion designer to make clothes for the people, not to be a top couturier in the French tradition. "

" Clothing has been called intimate architecture. We want to go beyond that. "

" The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse. "

" When I first began working in Japan, I had to confront the Japanese people's excessive worship for foreign goods and the fixed idea of what clothes ought to be. I wanted to change the rigid formula of clothing that the Japanese followed. "

" I realised I wanted to make clothing which was as universal as jeans and T-shirts. "

" Of course there are many ways we can reuse something. We can dye it. We can cut it. We can change the buttons. Those are other ways to make it alive. But this is a new step to use anything - hats, socks, shirts. It's the first step in the process. "

" Design is a vital component to the enrichment of our everyday lives. Japan has a very rich history and culture of design, and I feel it is a very important dialogue to open and keep evolving. "

" The future of fashion is light, durable clothes. "

" Architects always have a feel for time - the generation they live in - as we do, and they are always striving toward boundless adventure. "

" I love to be free to explore, research, and evolve. "

" Retire? Never! We are far too busy! "

" All of my work stems from the simplest of ideas that go back to the earliest civilizations: making clothing from one piece of cloth. It is my touchstone. "

" Many people repeat the past. I'm not interested. I prefer evolution. "

" I suppose there are many, but I cannot imagine ever having a more perfect collaboration than that which Penn-san and I shared. It was based upon mutual trust, respect, and a desire to have our own work pushed to new places. And it always resulted in delight. "

" I am not sentimental about the past. I like to think about what is next. "

" If Mr. Obama could walk across the Peace Bridge in Hiroshima - whose balustrades were designed by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi as a reminder both of his ties to East and West and of what humans do to one another out of hatred - it would be both a real and a symbolic step toward creating a world that knows no fear of nuclear threat. "

" When I close my eyes, I still see things no one should ever experience: a bright red light, the black cloud soon after, people running in every direction trying desperately to escape - I remember it all. "

" Design is not for philosophy it's for life. "

" There are no boundaries for what can be fabric. "

" Technology allows us to do many things, but it is always important to combine it with traditional handcrafts and, in fact, use technology to replicate dying arts so that they are not lost. "

" I always wanted to create clothing that was universal - easy to wear, to care for, and that was also beautiful. As such, I became interested in polyester, and its potential, from the beginning of my career. "

" A few of the influences on my career so far have been Isamu Noguchi, Irving Penn, and seeing the riots of 1968 in Paris. "