A lot of designers still have nostalgia for the past. As for the furniture in the future, I hope they use less of real wood. Conservation in wood is necessary.

Good design for the home should be universal. A house should be like old shoes, comfortable, like a good friend... The Japanese aesthetic is important to me. Very organic. They have a sense of the weight of the thing: very balanced.

I hated modeling. I was so scared. But as soon as I started doing jewelry, I did better as a model.

I don't have the feeling that I need to add a lot to my collection, because I have an incredibly wide range of things. This is a part of the secret of my things, that they are still valid. When I feel a need, I do something more.

Money can't buy everything, but it can buy most of it. Because of money, I could give my parents a comfortable life.

Google Ventures has a direct financial incentive to ensure the companies we invest in succeed.

Financial services have always been about trust. Perhaps the biggest barrier to entry has been getting new customers to trust an unknown brand or service, and that's particularly true with digital disruptors who lack a physical presence on the local high street.

I don't need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me.