At the end of the day I separate things; my life is my life and my work is my work.

Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.

The main thing I need to do is create, hopefully, exquisitely beautiful, desirable objects for my customer.

My mum taught me to have a soul.

I think my mum was really very ahead of her time. She wore very little makeup. She really explored the way that she wore clothes in a very honest way. She wore a lot of vintage stuff and mixed it with bespoke men's tailoring and things like that. That was a huge influence on me, seeing a woman in the spotlight carry herself in that kind of way. But mostly, for me, it was just that she was an incredibly honest and sort of natural person.

Most male painters have historically admired the female form. It's got a lot going for it.

I don't plan massively in advance.