Back when I was restoring art and antiques, finding ivory was very difficult because it's illegal, and the only difference between bone and ivory is that bone is free and not illegal. Dan Phillips antiqueartback Change image and share on social
We have cultural expectations that everyone needs a dining room, yet they're only used three times a year. But if I put a bone handle on the door of an upper-end brick home, I'm making an outlandish statement. Dan Phillips bonebrickcultural share on social
Human beings are a social species. We like to hang together in groups, just like wildebeests, just like lions. Wildebeests don't hang with lions because lions eat wildebeests. Human beings are like that. We do what that group does that we're trying to identify with. Dan Phillips beingeatgroup share on social
I had always suspected that one could build an entire house from what went into the landfill, and, sure enough, it's true. Dan Phillips buildentirehouse Change image and share on social
You can put someone in a new home, but you can't give them a new mindset. Dan Phillips givehomemindset Change image and share on social
Tile is going to the landfill by the metric ton. All we have to do it gather it up, glue it down to the floor and grout it. Then you have a tile floor, and not just any tile floor: it's a mosaic of your own choosing. Dan Phillips choosefloorgather share on social
Look at kids playing with blocks. I think it's in everyone's DNA to want to be a builder. Dan Phillips blockbuilderdna Change image and share on social
It doesn't matter if you don't have a complete set of anything because repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern. Dan Phillips completecreatematter Change image and share on social