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I'm not technically royal.
I'm a maker, not a designer.
On a fine day, I'm a keen cyclist.
Food and wine are my extravagances.
We had an immensely happy childhood.
People are fed up with mass production.
I like to say we can make anything in wood.
Horse Guards is my favourite building in London.
I went to church with my grandmother every Sunday.
London is a series of villages, really. I like that.
Wood is very warm and sensual and meant to be touched.
Nothing tests a marriage more than insomnia or snoring.
Beautiful engineering always held a fascination for me.
We are a modern family who need to live in a certain way.
Never bring an umbrella to the country - wear a tweed cap.
You can never split yourself from the family you were born into.
Controlling the design of an everyday object is very satisfying.
Our chief aim is to make beautiful things that will last forever.
I really do build furniture to be used, you see, to be lived with.
Indian artists are working with a history that's overwhelming and rich.
I'm a very methodical cook - it appeals to the logical side of my brain.
The best ideas come from sitting down with a piece of paper and a pencil.
I love Burgundy but my favourite is a Bordeaux - Chateau Leoville-Barton.
I'm quite well known for wearing polo necks. I get them from John Smedley.
Tod's and Loro Piana are perfect for reading Sunday papers in front of the fire.
My daughter does sewing, needlepoint and very good drawings. My son plays the piano.
I would love to get into the dictionary as synonymous with great quality and service.
It's extraordinary how a physical disability makes people think that somebody is frail.
We should promote and celebrate and enthuse the artisans and craftsmen of Great Britain.
I'm incredibly boring and logical, so if I have a problem I will try and fix that problem.
The year 2006, when I came to Christie's, was a very euphoric time to be part of the art world.
I used to sit and draw in the evening with a couple of crates of beer. That makes the ideas flow.
Good design is probably something that has been thoroughly thought through to a point of resolution.
I must have made 20 different bicycles in my life; bicycle parts are like works of art in miniature.
I was very lucky, my parents were very encouraging, and both my grandmothers. They had exquisite taste.
Subodh Gupta works because his artistic vocabulary is firmly rooted in the vernacular of everyday India.
Beeswax is always preferable to chemical polishes because it does not destroy the natural surface of wood.
Most craft is, you know, terrible, absolutely terrible, so I don't like the word, or the word 'artisan' either.
I over-caffeinate in the morning, herbal tea after lunch and at 7 P.M., it's nice to have a glass of white wine.
Personally, I find the world of memorabilia fascinating: how people get so focused on one genre, music, or person.
Since childhood, Claridge's has always been a very special place for me. I associate it with celebrations, happy times.
In the early 1980s, Linley was a cooperative. There were four of us who designed and made cabinets and desk accessories.
Pepys was such a meticulous person that he had little wooden blocks to make all the books on his shelves the same height.
I am not really a football man but I have always supported Chelsea because we lived there. We have been through the lows.
I have always loved wood. Every piece is different. It gets better with age and it has a certain character all of its own.
There was a submarine that I desperately wanted to buy in the toy shop. My father said, 'No, you go and build it yourself.'
I loved the idea of evolving traditional methods and design to make products that last but are also relevant for the modern age.
I love partridge and duck casseroles, and have been known to hunt my own game. It's important to eat off the land where possible.
I think there can be no replacement for teaching people how to make things by showing them how to stick two pieces of wood together.
The workshop to me always means great atmosphere, working, smell of wood, dust and, at the end of the day, you've created something.