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" Whether I'm at home in London or in Paris for Loewe, I always like to walk to work. "
Jonathan Anderson
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" The first thing I do in the morning is have an espresso - straight up - and read the papers. I like 'The Independent,' 'The Times,' and the 'Financial Times.' "
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" For me, fashion should always be evolving so it remains exciting and unexpected. "
Jonathan Anderson
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Always
" I was very into swimming, but I was never into contact sports. I think it was because I knew I wasn't going to get damaged. "
Jonathan Anderson
Never
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" Everyone has something to learn from one another. When different disciplines meet, it creates this amazing unpredictability. "
Jonathan Anderson
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" 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. "
Jonathan Anderson
Life
Love
Paris
" For me, the creative process is this giant patchwork of information. "
Jonathan Anderson
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Information
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" 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
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" I feel like if you have balance in life, you have to be consumed by your job because, ultimately, it will never be a job; it will never be something that you feel you're working on. "
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" 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. "
Jonathan Anderson
Mother
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" 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
" Loewe should be a cultural brand. "
Jonathan Anderson
Should
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Brand
" 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
" You have to be slightly uncomfortable with what you're doing, and you have to be able to try to find moments of newness. "
Jonathan Anderson
Find
Moments
Uncomfortable
" I collect primarily ceramics but also black-and-white photography and some bits of contemporary. "
Jonathan Anderson
Some
Photography
Black-And-White
" I am a huge obsessor with photography. "
Jonathan Anderson
Am
Photography
Huge
" I grew up during one of Northern Ireland's most complex periods. "
Jonathan Anderson
Periods
Up
Most
" When I think of Uniqlo, I think of things that are perfectly made, that people have spent a lot of time considering. "
Jonathan Anderson
Think
People
Things
" I collect craft. It inspires me. "
Jonathan Anderson
Me
Inspires
Craft
" 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. "
Jonathan Anderson
Culture
Live
World
" I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses. "
Jonathan Anderson
Find
Museums
Difficult
" 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
" Fashion is an archetype: you're trying to build a silhouette, and that is very similar to building up a building because you're trying to create a new structure, a new proportion, a new shape, and you're using a material to cut which is a bit mathematical. That idea of finding something new in terms of proportion is something that drives me. "
Jonathan Anderson
You
Finding
Fashion
" I've always loved collecting arts and crafts - I have pieces by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William Morris at home in east London. "
Jonathan Anderson
Arts
Always
East
" I have a huge amount of respect for all Japanese designers because I think there is consistency and respect to craft. "
Jonathan Anderson
Think
Respect
Consistency
" 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
" 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. "
Jonathan Anderson
Cathedral
Grandfather
Me
" I think I've always had an obsession with collecting, as most people do. "
Jonathan Anderson
Think
People
Obsession
" I'm very open about my referencing; I'm very open about who I work with. "
Jonathan Anderson
Who
Open
About
" When I was a kid, I remember the fear of going into big brand stores. You didn't want to go in because you felt like you couldn't afford anything. "
Jonathan Anderson
Remember
You
Brand
" When I do a fashion show, it's not done until it exits out of the door. "
Jonathan Anderson
Fashion Show
Show
Fashion