Stephen Bayley Quotes

Stephen Bayley — British Critic born on October 13, 1951,

Stephen Paul Bayley is a British design critic, cultural critic, journalist and author... (wikipedia)

That's one of the things about getting older isn't it? You suddenly realise that you are what you set out to be. And there are no role models any more.

In an age robbed of religious symbols, going to the shops replaces going to the church. We have a free choice, but at a price. We can win experience, but never achieve innocence. Marx knew that the epic activities of the modern world involve not lance and sword but dry goods.

I just don't understand how you can not be concerned about your appearance. From time to time I'm vilified as the person who cares about the look of a teapot - and it's not that I believe my taste is superior, I just can not believe that other people don't care.

I have no particular interest in antiquities or antiques, but I like things to meet a certain aesthetic.

If you were born in Britain after World War II, you see a continuous atmosphere of decline, moral and economic and political.