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"You must possess a lot of passion. Design is not a profession: you really need to love it because there’s frustration sometimes, especially in the beginning. It’s very much about experimenting with your own hands; this is also what we learned from the Scandinavian tradition—to start in the workshop with real materials, understanding the honesty of the construction. Other times it is about curiosity; not just contemporary images, but curiosity about history, too." Photo 10 of 11 in 10 Famous Designers Give Their Advice to Industry Up-and-Comers

10 Famous Designers Give Their Advice to Industry Up-and-Comers

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"You must possess a lot of passion. Design is not a profession: you really need to love it because there’s frustration sometimes, especially in the beginning. It’s very much about experimenting with your own hands; this is also what we learned from the Scandinavian tradition—to start in the workshop with real materials, understanding the honesty of the construction. Other times it is about curiosity; not just contemporary images, but curiosity about history, too."