In a way I spend my entire life stealing from everything - from the past, from cities I love, from where I grew up - grabbing things, taking not only from architecture but from Italy, art, writing, poetry, music.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
Music, architecture and pictures have always been my passions, and all that material wealth has meant for me, is being able to have some of the pictures I liked.
It's nice to sometimes get things out of life, rather than stealing from other artists. I'm trying to steal from the real people.
Part of my life is spent designing in urban centers, and part of my life has been spent in factories. But the other part of my life is spent in nature.
I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.
My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.
In both business and personal life, I've always found that travel inspires me more than anything else I do. Evidence of the languages, cultures, scenery, food, and design sensibilities that I discover all over the world can be found in every piece of my jewelry.
I think I have almost everything I could ever want. I have my family, and I have a lot of love in my life.
I have a lot of money stashed away, but I do live my life from day to day.
I don't steal things. I'm rich.