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
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.
issues political driven
I'm driven by issues, not driven to be political.
brother absurd surreal
I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick.
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.
long battle compromise
As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.
design building trendy
Building design isn't trendy.
damage planets humans
Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.
admire road-less-travelled
I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.
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.
life smaller
The more of your private life you put into the public domain, the smaller your private life becomes.
across believe fear people trust
People have got to get over the fear of not being able to trust others. I come across people who are very successful in their own sphere, and really believe they can do it all themselves, but they can't.
asthma chest develop infection joint noticed whether
I don't know whether other asthma sufferers find this, but I've noticed that even when I've got my asthma under control, I often develop another problem such as an ear, chest or sinus infection and sometimes even joint pains.