Building design isn't trendy.

I don't look at what people do with their homes in terms of money, but the social and personal value of what they're trying to do and achieve.

Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it.

I've got a farm in Somerset, and I think it's God's own country. I love it.

I was never a hugely successful theatre designer. I painted a lot of scenery and did the lighting, and my lighting business grew out of that.

I don't enjoy living in a white box flooded with light. I like shadows, small spaces, old furniture.

Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good.