What I can say is that there are some collections that come easily, and others that require more work.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A collection is not just one basic idea. It comes from something that is in the air, something you suddenly like and put down on paper and then work out.
All my collections are very personal. It's also because I'm so involved in making the collections.
There's a lot of work that goes into it - if you think about how many collections a year that Karl Lagerfeld has to do, with Chanel and all the other things he does - you can't do that unless you are working 18 hours a day. It's really a lot of hard, hard work.
Always my collections are made of different influences.
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.
Collection is an addiction.
A collection makes its own demands. Many artists have been collectors. I think of it rather as an illness. I felt it was using up too much energy.
Creating a book and creating a collection involve a lot of editing.
When you start a collection, you have to push yourself to limits that may make you uncomfortable.
Collections aren't really planned. I just keep writing short pieces until I have enough for a collection.