Elsa Peretti
Elsa Peretti
Elsa Peretti is a jewelry designer, philanthropist and former fashion model...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth1 May 1940
CountryItaly
hate simple perfect
I hate that impeccable, perfectly perfect look, all matched and prearranged. Style is to be simple.
simple simplicity style
What can I say about my jewelry? It speaks for itself. To me, style is to be simple.
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.
trying littles nature-love
I love nature, but I try to change it a little bit, not copy it,
hated soon
I hated modeling. I was so scared. But as soon as I started doing jewelry, I did better as a model.
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.
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.
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.
perfectly
I hate that impeccable, perfectly perfect look, all matched and prearranged.
certain degree eliminate excess high
I like to push myself to achieve a certain quality, eliminate the excess detail. I always want a high degree of purity.
yorkshire
I like Yorkshire Tea - very strong and English.
time
Most of the time, I'm in the country, and the jewelry I wear I can wear in the country.
houses people themselves time
People surround themselves in their houses with things they don't really need, that they have to dust all the time.
aesthetic design good home house japanese weight
Good design for the home should be universal. A house should be like old shoes, comfortable, like a good friend... The Japanese aesthetic is important to me. Very organic. They have a sense of the weight of the thing: very balanced.