A good product can last forever.

Once we decided to do a tower in New York, it had to say something about our group, reflecting the mix of modernity and creativity in our organization. It's a symbol.

Luxury goods are the only area in which it is possible to make luxury margins.

From time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good.

It is not enough to have a talented designer; the management must be inspired too. The creative process is very disorganised; the production process has to be very rational.

Louis Vuitton, the world's biggest luxury brand in terms of sales, is planning to dampen its expansion worldwide and focus on high-end products to preserve its exclusive image.

When you are on the management side, you still have to understand the artistic sensibility so that there is a dialogue with the creative side.