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" To be able to make furniture has always been a fantasy of mine. "
Jonathan Anderson
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" 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. "
Jonathan Anderson
Someone
Up
Difficult
" If you're going to collect things because you think they have value, then don't collect. For me, you have to be obsessed, and there has to be something educational. "
Jonathan Anderson
Going
You
Things
" During the 1990s, luxury became something exclusive and elitist. I think fashion got lost. It forgot about craft and culture. "
Jonathan Anderson
Culture
Think
Luxury
" I wasn't very good at school and appalling at English. "
Jonathan Anderson
School
English
Appalling
" My parents were extremely liberal. They didn't believe in being Catholic or Protestant, and that was a big deal at the time. "
Jonathan Anderson
Believe
Time
Parents
" I think I've always had an obsession with collecting, as most people do. "
Jonathan Anderson
Think
People
Obsession
" I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses. "
Jonathan Anderson
Find
Museums
Difficult
" I collect craft. It inspires me. "
Jonathan Anderson
Me
Inspires
Craft
" I always try to design fashion that is interesting and innovative, and I like to break traditions and challenge people's expectations. "
Jonathan Anderson
Expectations
People
Fashion
" If designers are willing to take risks, I think buyers should take risks, as well with press taking risks. "
Jonathan Anderson
Risks
Think
Well
" I believe that collaboration is one of the most important things in any field. "
Jonathan Anderson
Collaboration
Important
Field
" As a child growing up in Ireland, you would have to go to Dublin if you wanted to go to the luxury brands. And I remember my mother being too uncomfortable to go into some of those stores. I want to get rid of the barrier. "
Jonathan Anderson
Growing Up
You
Child
" One thing I think is great is that if you use social media really well - in a natural, personal way - you can kind of see what's missing. You can see when you're bored of something or of someone. "
Jonathan Anderson
Think
You
Media
" Whether I'm at home in London or in Paris for Loewe, I always like to walk to work. "
Jonathan Anderson
Paris
London
Home
" My grandfather, who's still alive, has always been involved in art, antiques, and things like that. I think I learned so much from him. "
Jonathan Anderson
Art
Always
Alive
" I didn't reinvent clothing; I reinvented the edit. "
Jonathan Anderson
Reinvent
Reinvented
Edit
" We put something on Instagram, and it gets reposted, and it's everywhere, and a minute later it's gone, over. I don't see that as a negative thing; it's the way my mind works, too. "
Jonathan Anderson
Gone
Mind
Way
" I collect primarily ceramics but also black-and-white photography and some bits of contemporary. "
Jonathan Anderson
Some
Photography
Black-And-White
" I think fashion shows are a full stop. You need a point where there's no return, and fashion shows create a 'That's it; that's the finishing line.' "
Jonathan Anderson
Create
Think
Stop
" What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion. "
Jonathan Anderson
Fashion
Important
Imagery
" Wood carving is such an amazing skill and very underrated; once you cut it, it's hard to go back. "
Jonathan Anderson
Skill
Wood
You
" I think, in history, everything is about the remix. "
Jonathan Anderson
Think
Everything
History
" 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.' "
Jonathan Anderson
Watch
Day
Me
" I've been a fan and collector of Lucie Rie for years. "
Jonathan Anderson
Fan
Years
Collector
" I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors. "
Jonathan Anderson
Love
Auction
Brits
" I would say I work very emotionally: I have a very compulsive way of working, where I love something to the moment I am sick of it. I have no addiction outside of work, so my addiction is that process. "
Jonathan Anderson
Love
Work
Sick
" Working with Uniqlo is probably the most incredible template of democracy in fashion, and it's nice that my design can be accessible to anyone, on all different levels. "
Jonathan Anderson
Democracy
Nice
Most
" No one reads anything. They just look at images. "
Jonathan Anderson
Anything
Reads
Images
" To restart a brand, you have to make people forget what it was. "
Jonathan Anderson
Forget
Brand
You
" People get bored very quickly. "
Jonathan Anderson
Quickly
People
Bored