With The Solaris, However, I

Yeah, My Dream Would Be To Work For 6 Months And Then Have 6 Months To Play, Just Snowboarding, Surfing, And Going To Cool Places To Listen And Be Alone And Kinda Chill Out.

I Have To Confess That I'm In A Constant State Of Evolution In Terms Of The Way I Feel About It. When I Was Doing Early Pieces, I Wasn't Exactly In Love With The Idea Of Building The Stuff. I Could Do It Because I Had The Skills, But I Really Did It Because I Couldn't Find Anyone Else To Build It For Me.

You Know That's History, That's Why Some People Say That My Stuff Is Retro, But I Don't Agree.

I'm So Immersed In My Little World That I Don't Often Sit Back And Pay Attention To What's Going On Around Me. It Truly Stuns Me When People Recognize Me. Obviously, I'm Not A Film Star, But Even At A Design Exhibition Or Art Exhibition, If Someone Comes Up To Me, I'm Sort Of Taken Aback. I Don't Think Of Myself Like That. But If I Can Have An Effect On Young Designers, That's Great - Particularly Young Designers Coming From Australia. Europeans Grew Up With Design. The Rest Of Us Lived On Tidbits Of Information.

Studing Jewelry Gives You An Incredible Technical Background. If You Can Work On Very, Very Small Things, Then, I Think, Typically You Find It Easier To Go Bigger Rather Than The Other Way Around. I Think A Lot Of Architects Have Struggled With Small Things. Whereas If You Start Small, It's Easier To Get Bigger.