I really believe in the idea of the future.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?

I can't focus when there's too many things around. Whenever I used to go to the office, I used to always say, 'Tidy up.'

Architecture is particularly difficult for women; there's no reason for it to be. I don't want to blame men or society, but I think it was for a long time, the clients were men, the building industry is all male.

My work first engaged with the early russian avant-garde; the paintings of moholy-nagy, el lissitzky's 'prouns' and naum gabo's sculptures, but in particular with the work of kasimir malevitch - he was an early influence for me as a representative of the modern avant-garde intersection between art and design.

You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.