I'm really into very 'naive craft,' like Second World War playing cards.

In London, what I do on the weekend is be a person and have my own life. In Paris, it is going from this hotel to the office and back again. But I love it.

We have this perceived illusion of what the fashion designer does. As an industry, we make it out that this one individual changes the entire face of the earth. I have never said 'me'; it's always 'we.' I am just the big salesman.

Doing something with Uniqlo means you come up with a wardrobe which is universal and quirky.

I've always been massively aware of clothing.

I'm completely dyslexic - it's the writing part. People read what I've written, and they have no idea what I'm trying to say.

I wasn't very good at school and appalling at English.

I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.'

I read up a lot about ceramics and collect them, but when you make something, it's very difficult to like it. I quite like appreciating and supporting what someone else does.

For me, the creative process is this giant patchwork of information.

Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping.

I love jeans, T-shirts, and things you can jazz up and down, a bit of a mish-mash.

Real life is difficult - some people find that hard to process.

The team I have to work with at Loewe is incredible, from the architect to the archivist.

To be able to make furniture has always been a fantasy of mine.

When I visit any cathedral, it reminds me of being with my grandparents. They weren't particularly religious, but my grandfather was obsessed with architecture.

I think I am obsessed with Lucie Rie. I love the way she collaborated with Miyake, who for me is probably the most important fashion designer of the 20th century.

We need to articulate luxury differently. We live in the world of the 'like' culture. As a society, we're consuming so much imagery, it's like gorging on sugar, and the only way to find depth in a 'like' culture is by presenting the unknown.

My brother and sister were very sporty. They all did rugby. I was very into performing arts. I went to the National Youth Music Theatre. I was one of those singing, clapping children.

The problem with me and TV shows is once I start watching them, I have to watch them all because I'm so impatient. I need the entire series to be on TV, and then I'll sit all day and watch the entire thing. So I did that with 'Homeland,' and I did that with 'Veep.'

I am a huge obsessor with photography.

Work is an addiction. I've always done too much. It's in my nature.

Everyone has something to learn from one another. When different disciplines meet, it creates this amazing unpredictability.

My parents are huge influences on me. My mother was an English teacher. My father played professional rugby and coached rugby for the Irish rugby team.