I love hanging out with kids and my husband - I love traveling with them. We can go on the most epic journeys in like five days. Cynthia Rowley More Quotes by Cynthia Rowley More Quotes From Cynthia Rowley I've got a theory: if you love your workspace, you'll love your work a little more. Cynthia Rowley theory love-you littles Everything looks cute when it's small. Cynthia Rowley cute looks Art has definitely influenced how I think of design, both as individual items and as a body of work. Cynthia Rowley design art thinking The whole point is that colors that are harder to wear, like pink, less expected, or maybe not as commercial; if they're used in the right way, they can make a design way more compelling, especially in menswear where color isn't often used. I think it's really exciting to have a lot of color in men's stuff. Cynthia Rowley design exciting thinking I try to look at design from a more conceptual standpoint. Cynthia Rowley design trying looks Regarding wetsuits, I always liked the Marilyn Minter quote, 'Everything's better when wet,' injecting some style into sports utility. Cynthia Rowley utility style sports I think for love to work you have to be with someone who you want to talk to before going to bed at night. Cynthia Rowley bed night thinking I always think clothing is like a scrapbook: you remember all the good memories and the past times. Cynthia Rowley memories past thinking You have to [go outside your comfort zone]. Andy Warhol said 'say yes to everything'. Cynthia Rowley warhol comfort said Fashion went from being much more rarefied to being more accessible. Now everything is changing in the art world, too: even the highest level of institutions are becoming more aware of the general public, like the McQueen exhibit at the Metropolitan or the Tim Burton at the MoMA or how the Gagosian does historic Picasso shows, bringing museum quality into a gallery. Galleries are becoming more like museums, and museums are becoming more accessible. In the next decade, I think it'll be blown open: there will be a lot of shifting around in terms of how artists approach their work. Cynthia Rowley fashion art thinking Be thankful for all successes, lose your ego, take risks, fail fast, and if you don't absolutely love what you do, run! Cynthia Rowley you ego thankful love I've been lucky enough to meet a lot of fantastic people, from royalty to rock stars. I've also been known to be a bit of a daredevil, so I've tried to explore extreme travel and adventure - scuba-diving in an arctic glacier and camping in the Himalayas. Cynthia Rowley stars adventure people travel I've taken a lot of risks through the years, but I always followed my instincts and always explored new opportunities. The biggest reward has been having an idea and being able to make it a reality. My passions always lead the way - travel and adventure, fitness, art, and home. Cynthia Rowley fitness home travel art I think cooking has the same creative process as designing, where you have the ingredients, you have the alchemy part of it, and you have the satisfaction of seeing your creation become a reality. Cynthia Rowley think you cooking reality It seems like the world's major cities are getting more and more homogenized, so I think it's important to go off-road and find treasures in offbeat destinations. Cynthia Rowley go think important world I love the idea that you would wear vintage stuff with new stuff and wear stuff that's 5 years old. Cynthia Rowley new you vintage love I'm very sensitive to smells. Cynthia Rowley smells very sensitive I wake up like I'm shot out of a cannon. Cynthia Rowley shot like up wake-up Overhearing people's conversations about art - that's always entertaining. Cynthia Rowley about always people art I really detest brunch. I think it's a waste of a good day. Detest is a little too severe, but I would say I'm not a brunch person. Cynthia Rowley day good think good-day