"designers throw themselves into desires instead of needs."

"The hope that some designers still cherish, of being commissioned to work from the perspective of objective need, is in vain. Design only generates longing. The problem is the problem of luxury."

"In the NRC Handelsblad newspaper, Annette Nijs, cultural spokesperson for the VVD (People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy), wrote, ‘We are making a turn, away from the assembly line to the laboratory and the design studios, from the working class to the creative class (estimates vary from 30% to 45% of the professional population)’"

This idea can be daunting and one I have thought over countless times as I attend parsons. With everyone having the ability to call them selves a designer and the world being full of creativity it will be a challenge to be the best. In addition with this being the creative class, creativity does not have to come from a degree but could be from personal commitment and work.