Instead of a Manifesto I believe in multilayered objects. Most of the objects I make are intended to be used by a wide variety of people - young and old, Art educated and not, people from many different cultures. I try to make the objects interesting and appealing on many levels. They should arouse curiosity, beckon people to come nearer, and preferably raise some questions in their minds. The objects should always be visually compelling, even for people that have never encountered an art object or heard of design as a profession. One of my personal tools for measuring success is listening to people inventing new meanings for the objects I make. These meanings were not intended or premeditated by me, often they show me something I haven’t noticed, or give me a new angle of understanding. It is a type of gift the people who use my products give me. Part of what I like about designing, is that it leaves many possibilities open even after the work is done. I will never know exactly what people will do with the products or objects I design. I can find real answers only by allowing people to use my products for long enough so that I can observe their actions and try to decipher their meanings.
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