Elsa Peretti
Elsa Peretti
Elsa Peretti is a jewelry designer, philanthropist and former fashion model...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth1 May 1940
CountryItaly
effort museum physically together
For me, to put together my museum and all my remembrances was a big effort mentally, physically and monetarily.
Bird cages are nothing of incredible value, but I like them.
necklace nouveau people time wear
A big diamond necklace is nouveau riche, really. People who have wealth a long time don't wear such things.
designers furniture future hope less nostalgia wood
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.
balance bit bowl create fruit good imagine jewelry mind name objects space
I am jewelry and objects together. This is the Elsa Peretti name to me. It is a very good balance for me to try and create with the person in mind or with the space in mind - to imagine a bowl of fruit or something for water. It is a little bit yin and yang.
hated soon
I hated modeling. I was so scared. But as soon as I started doing jewelry, I did better as a model.
trying littles nature-love
I love nature, but I try to change it a little bit, not copy it,
hands mind magic
Portofino in the '60s was magic. Women in bright silk, each with a gardenia in their hand. The bottle started then, in my mind.
simple simplicity style
What can I say about my jewelry? It speaks for itself. To me, style is to be simple.
hate simple perfect
I hate that impeccable, perfectly perfect look, all matched and prearranged. Style is to be simple.
return rebel conventional
Anyone who was a rebel at one time in life cannot return to being conventional.
All my work comes out of my life.
beauty create cup earring full good hold magical moment moon sake
I can hold a cup of sake on a full moon in Japan, and the reflection of the moon in that little cup can make me feel so enthusiastic about beauty. That one good, magical moment can give me enough to create other things like the teardrop earring or necklace.
beauty design
You think about the beauty and what you want to transmit. If I think about designing, I can't design.