46 Quotes by Raymond Loewy

The world is filled with archaic objects - mailboxes which look like alarm boxes, banks which look like places to break out of rather than places to enter.

In every phase of the automotive industry, certain factors have been more important than all others in relation to the way the automobile has looked. Phase One is really the Ford story. Function and production were the most important considerations. The automobile was an invention, and it looked like one.

He always intuited what the customer wanted, ... He always had good taste, and the sense not to push the envelope too far.

The Coke bottle is a masterpiece of scientific, functional planning. In simpler terms, I would describe the bottle as well thought out, logical, sparing of material and pleasant to look at.

Industrial design keeps the customer happy, his client in the black and the designer busy.

I sought excitement and, taking chances, I was all ready to fail in order to achieve something large.

People will turn to you, follow you, support you only as long as they are confident that you are doing your best.

I believe one should design for the advantage of the largest mass of people, first and always. That takes care of ideologies and sociologies.

I alienated the automotive industry by saying that cars should be lightweight and compact.