Quotes from Jonathan Anderson

Whether I'm at home in London or in Paris for Loewe, I always like to walk to work.

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.

Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping.

We have this perceived illusion of what the fashion designer does. As an industry, we make it out that this one individual changes the entire face of the earth. I have never said 'me'; it's always 'we.' I am just the big salesman.

When I think of Uniqlo, I think of things that are perfectly made, that people have spent a lot of time considering.

I grew up during one of Northern Ireland's most complex periods.

People get bored very quickly.

You always need a textural landscape. I think that's what fashion is about, and I think when you come to a brand and you're trying to re-instill its history, the history only comes through being personal.

To restart a brand, you have to make people forget what it was.

I grew up in Northern Ireland, in the middle of nowhere, and when you are poor, you are really poor. And when you are rich, you are very rich. This is not a new phenomenon.

I am a huge obsessor with photography.

Doing something with Uniqlo means you come up with a wardrobe which is universal and quirky.

I never set out to work on the concept of androgyny. For me, it was more about trying to find a wardrobe that would fundamentally appeal to both men and women: Trying to find the right shirt, the right jeans, the right trouser - but on different landscapes.

Part of the reason Loewe has diversified into so many other categories is because what we can't do any more is simply say, 'Here's more stuff you can buy.'

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.

I've always been massively aware of clothing.

Collaborations are incredibly important in design.

If you're going to collect things because you think they have value, then don't collect. For me, you have to be obsessed, and there has to be something educational.

I've been a fan and collector of Lucie Rie for years.

I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors.

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.

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.

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.

Sunspel is about British craft and community - both of which are very important to me.