Bill N. Lacy Quotes

Most people think that George Nelson, Charles Eames and Eliot Noyes invented industrial design. That is, of course, an exaggeration. George did it without any assistance from the other two.

Bill N. Lacy

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  Bill N. Lacy
  • Design
  • Assistance
  • Exaggeration