I like things to be modern and still have a bit of tradition

Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual.

There’s blood beneath every layer of skin.

It needs to connect with the earth. Things that are processed and reprocessed lose their substance.

I was never a big networker, but I was a spin doctor, all those shock shows, that's how I got my first backers. But fashion's a scary industry to be in, especially if you've not grown up with it.

There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company.

Let me not forget the use of my own hands, that of a craftsman with eyes... that reflect the technology around me.