When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.

When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.

The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the way people evolve globally. It's good to have an influence. I feel like people on the street today probably dress better than they did in the '50s.

As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche.

We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am.

I love to see what they [Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton] wear but I am not interested. It’s not natural. If you are a girl dressing up in the morning thinking about the whole world having a point of view on what you are wearing, it takes the pleasure out of getting dressed.

I really hated school. I had the feeling I was losing a lot of time.