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I think it's ultimately inhuman to only see things for their functionality. We want things to be more than that. The desire for beauty is something that's in us, and it's not trivial.

Stefan Sagmeister

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Stefan Sagmeister
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 6
Artist
Designer
Film Director
Graphic Designer
Illustrator
Typographer
Sagmeister inc.
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