I don't let many people in. I don't discuss everything. If I don't want to discuss it, I'm not discussing it. I think that annoys the hell out of an awful lot of people. Anouska Hempel More Quotes by Anouska Hempel More Quotes From Anouska Hempel It was the corner sweet-shop in Australia that first piqued my interest in interior design. I went into this space with a mixture of apprehension and excitement as a child. It was filled, floor to ceiling, with the most incredible rounded glass bowls filled to the brim with bonbons, buttons, and sweets. Anouska Hempel childaustraliadesignspace Design, refine and repeat, and keep learning all the way along. It sounds bland and pedestrian, but in fact, it's the reverse. Anouska Hempel repeatdesignlearningway When building in a place that already has a dominant style, it's important to behave yourself. Look around; refer to what you see. In the mountains above Salzburg, I saw charming chalets and wildflower meadows. The chalets are cozy - I don't do cozy. The meadows are in a soft disarray - I don't do soft, and I don't do disarray. I do order. Anouska Hempel yourselflookyoustyle I'm not an interior decorator; I'm a designer, and that includes the architecture. The package must be strong and controlled, the rooms aligned, and the windows positioned to make sense with the furniture. Fluff it up, and you've got big trouble. Anouska Hempel be-strongyouarchitecturestrong From the age of five, I was organizing everybody's everything. If I didn't like the way it looked, I'd rearrange it. From a very early age, I saw life from my point of view. Anouska Hempel viewagelifeway Sure, I'm hyperactive. I make my staff a bit hyper, too, but motivating someone else is what gives me a buzz. Anouska Hempel suremakesomeoneme I'm never short of inspiration. There are always new ideas - and new adventures. Anouska Hempel shortnewneverideas A house must be bedded in the landscape. They both have to work together. In and out, every view from a window has to be sensational. Every view into the house must be the same to ensure continuity. Anouska Hempel viewtogetherworkwindow India. From Goa to Kerala and Mumbai, it gets me every time. It's the food, the people, and the colours. The magical atmosphere and the accepting nature of the locals. Anouska Hempel menaturetimefood Work's a way of life. It's the way you live; it's what you do, and it's how it is. It's not work. It's a lifestyle. It's life. It's what one does. You can't not work. Anouska Hempel youworklifeway 'It can't be done' is not a phrase I recognize. Anouska Hempel phraserecognizedone England used to be known for making beautiful things. Then we became the rag trade, known for our street fashions, which were picked up around the world. I want us to be recognized for quality. We have the hands to make the clothes. What we need is the motivation. Anouska Hempel clothesqualitybeautifulworld I buy the best fabrics from small mills in Italy. That is the basis for my clothes. Anouska Hempel buysmallbestclothes It is not me who is to be noticed. It is my work. Anouska Hempel noticedwhomework Being a rather second-rate actress, I finally thought, 'I'd rather be a designer.' I knew I could make things look good. Anouska Hempel thoughtthingsgoodlook If I set off to do something, why not do it properly? Otherwise, what's the point? Anouska Hempel pointwhysomethingwhy-not Comfort? If a choice has to be made between style and comfort, style wins every time. Anouska Hempel choicestylecomforttime The champagne tastes the same if you're sitting bolt upright or sunk back into a sofa, so you might as well be upright, because you look better. Anouska Hempel betterlookyousitting I think if you have an eye and the ability and the confidence as a designer, you can turn your hand to anything. Anouska Hempel thinkyouconfidenceeye The architect who first inspired me to follow this profession was Sir John Soane and his Regency home; well, his three homes, now a museum. The place is like an encyclopedia of paintings, antiquities, furniture, sculptures, and drawings. Anouska Hempel placemefurniturehome
