"I would say rigor, axis and color. I like things to be clear, structured. The axis, for me, is the line that organizes a room and gives meaning to the gaze. And color... it's what brings life, what creates emotion."

"Without hesitation: Paris, the 19th century and opera. Paris for its elegance and its architecture. The 19th century because I love grand volumes, textures, details. And opera because it is a total art form: the scenery, the movement, the light... everything tells a story."

"Purple. It’s a mystical, very particular color. I’ve always seen vowels and numbers in color; it’s been that way in my head since I was a child. Purple doesn’t appear at all in this “internal color chart,” so I’ve made it my own in another way: I’ve been wearing it for fifty years. And it’s also, I find, the only color that goes with absolutely everything else."

"Travel, buildings, museums. I record everything: proportions, volumes, light, details. When I worked at the Palace of Versailles, I could move from a room with an 11-meter ceiling to a small 4-square-meter cabinet. These contrasts left a great mark on me: you learn as much from a tiny space as you do from a monumental one."