If You Can Just Be Yourself, Then

I'm Fascinated With Materials, With Processes, With Technologies.

I Pre-dated The Trend For Large Watches By About A Decade

Studing Jewelry Gives You An Incredible Technical Background. If You Can Work On Very, Very Small Things, Then, I Think, Typically You Find It Easier To Go Bigger Rather Than The Other Way Around. I Think A Lot Of Architects Have Struggled With Small Things. Whereas If You Start Small, It's Easier To Get Bigger.

One Of The Best Things I Ever Did Was To Train In A Practical Skill. I Love Computers And They've Become Such A Part Of Life, Especially To The World Of Design. But It's Important To Understand That They Are A Tool, As Much As A Hammer Or A Saw Is A Tool. Computers Don't Help You Design. There Needs To Be More Emphasis On Training Young Designers In How To Build Things. A Good Writer Needs A Good Vocabulary. A Good Designer Needs To Understand His Materials And Processes. You Can't, As A Successful Designer, Pretend To Get Any Respect If You Don't Know How Things Are Made.

So If I Design It And Then Go Away, It's Still Living Somewhere And It Still Exists By Itself Without Me.