I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.

You have to be very focused and work very hard, but it is not about working hard without knowing what your aim is!

Wherever I am in the world, my perfect day begins with waking up and heading to the beach or the pool or somewhere I can be semi-comatose. I just wake up and go to the sun.

I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic - you do the architecture, someone else does the interiors, someone else does the furniture, the fabric, etc. But I think design is all-encompassing.

I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.

The commission process in America and England is different. In America, they do it through an interview process, and it's really based on whether they like you or not. I mean, it's nothing to do with whether you do the best scheme or the worst scheme.

I don't like the masculine style, jeans. I like issey miyake... and black dresses.