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

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.

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.

I've always listened to a lot of film music, actually.

If you see something that you feel is familiar it gives you an important kind of emotional connection.

I don't have any furniture of mine in my room.

But to me, to be original is to be yourself.