In the sense that anarchy equals freedom, yes. Anarchy means freedom, but it also means chaos.
Rei KawakuboCreation takes things forward. Without anything new there is no progress. Creation equals new.
Rei KawakuboThere's always a pattern in order to make a thing, but the starting point must be something I've never seen before. It's not two-dimensional, but it's like a sample. I work with patterns like a sculptor. I try to get [the team] not to work on a body, [but] to work on a free space, on a table. The work is basically on flat surfaces.
Rei KawakuboThe freedom I give myself for the business is in deciding to take part in the Paris collections, but also having other retail strategies that are unlike anybody else's. Not necessarily going into malls, doing the business my own way - having different brands to cover different concepts, to be able to have the cash flow to carry on.
Rei Kawakubo