Kevin McCloud
Kevin McCloud
Kevin McCloud MBEis a British designer, writer and television presenter best known for his work on the Channel 4 series Grand Designs, which he has presented since its debut in April 1999 and his residential housing development company HAB Housing...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth8 May 1959
When I left university, I idled around without focus for much too long.
home desire fantasy
Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it.
house needs building
Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family.
cake events satisfied
It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life... what is a life but a history of events badly remembered?
quiet loud awe
Awesome is loud but awe is quiet.
commitment passion thinking
Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good.
enemy stolen forgiven
I've forgiven all my enemies - even those who have stolen money from me.
house symmetry chaotic
I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.
glasses design kitsch
I'm not too fond of really cool design. I've got quite kitsch taste really, in things like tableware. I'm quite a sucker for 1930s pressed glass.
home people trying
I don't look at what people do with their homes in terms of money, but the social and personal value of what they're trying to do and achieve.
white space light
I don't enjoy living in a white box flooded with light. I like shadows, small spaces, old furniture.
damage planets humans
Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.
favourite dickens
My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens.
successful theatre designer
I was never a hugely successful theatre designer. I painted a lot of scenery and did the lighting, and my lighting business grew out of that.