I have a lot of objects in my space, little things, reminders, memories.

The design industry is really pathetic.

I made some salt and pepper shakers a while back and waited three years for them to come.

I'm interested in youth culture and popular culture.

If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that it's not the peopleand it's not the things, it's travel and experiencing different environments.

Well, I never studied design and I went to art school to study art, you know, sculpture and things like that, and ended up making things like sculpture and started making chairs and jewelry together and that's how I started.

Doing anything in Japan as a sort of architecture - related project is just fantastic because they do everything so perfectly and so quickly. It's unlike anywhere else in the world.