Real life is difficult - some people find that hard to process.
I love jeans, T-shirts, and things you can jazz up and down, a bit of a mish-mash.
Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping.
For me, the creative process is this giant patchwork of information.
I read up a lot about ceramics and collect them, but when you make something, it's very difficult to like it. I quite like appreciating and supporting what someone else does.
I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.'
I wasn't very good at school and appalling at English.
I'm completely dyslexic - it's the writing part. People read what I've written, and they have no idea what I'm trying to say.
I've always been massively aware of clothing.
Doing something with Uniqlo means you come up with a wardrobe which is universal and quirky.
We have this perceived illusion of what the fashion designer does. As an industry, we make it out that this one individual changes the entire face of the earth. I have never said 'me'; it's always 'we.' I am just the big salesman.
Ultimately, I think to be successful in fashion, you have to turn into the most incredible HR person. It's about politics. I'm massaging egos and keeping everyone happy.
In London, what I do on the weekend is be a person and have my own life. In Paris, it is going from this hotel to the office and back again. But I love it.
I'm really into very 'naive craft,' like Second World War playing cards.
Part of the reason Loewe has diversified into so many other categories is because what we can't do any more is simply say, 'Here's more stuff you can buy.'
As a child growing up in Ireland, you would have to go to Dublin if you wanted to go to the luxury brands. And I remember my mother being too uncomfortable to go into some of those stores. I want to get rid of the barrier.
I'm Irish, working for a Spanish brand, owned by a French company.
I've been a fan and collector of Lucie Rie for years.
You always need a textural landscape. I think that's what fashion is about, and I think when you come to a brand and you're trying to re-instill its history, the history only comes through being personal.
My grandfather, who's still alive, has always been involved in art, antiques, and things like that. I think I learned so much from him.
