N. F. Varghese Quotes

In all things I yearn for the past. Modern fashions seem to keep on growing more and more debased. I find that even among the splendid pieces of furniture built by our master cabinetmakers, those in the old forms are the most pleasing.

Cretins are never elegant. Intelligent people, on the other hand, even with two rags on, dress with logic, so they are always elegant.

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The tool user, provided the tool is made well, need not, and indeed should not, know anything about the tool.

The difference between style and fashion is quality.

For far too long, education in India has been seen by the establishment as a ‘civilising’ mission designed to make adivasis and dalits into mental clones of the upper castes, even if they continue in their subordinate jobs. Merit is defined merely as efficiency in achieving this goal.

A life-giving factor lies at the centre of the whole machinery and design of the world.

The thieves may be able to follow the design plans and produce a loom. But we are modifying and improving our looms every day. They do not have the expertise gained from the failures it took to produce the original. We need not be concerned. We need only continue as always, making our improvements.

Will Wright - Art Kleiner

?What many find interesting about my artworks is that although they are based on traditional Ndebele designs, they are still very modern and current. They can fit into a home or office anywhere in the world and don’t appear dated.”