Chinese - Designer | August 23, 1953 -
My heritage is a huge part of everything I do; it is, after all, part of what has made me who I am.
John Rocha
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Dubai is a vibrant city: Big cars, big buildings... it reminds me of my home town, Hong Kong. People are always on the move here, and there's a lot going on. There are some wonderful architecture and some not-so-wonderful.
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Beautiful fabrics last; synthetics don't. Certain fabrics, such as linen or cotton, develop their own character over time.
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I turned my hand to costume design a few years ago when I created the outfits for 'This Is the Sea,' with Richard Harris and Samantha Morton. It's a very different discipline to being a fashion designer, though - you have to rein in your own vision and work to a tight brief.
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It was a very, very happy childhood, but I always knew I wanted to see the world.
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I am trained as a fashion designer and do not claim to be an expert architect or anything like that. I won't do something unless I know I can do it.
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My dream home would be a fishing lodge in New Zealand.
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Fabric is the foundation of a collection.
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I love white walls because white reflects the light and is a great backdrop for art.
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If you ask me where do I belong, it would be somewhere in the Irish Sea almost - born in Hong Kong, Chinese mother, Portuguese father from Macao, lived in Europe most of my life.
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Chinese people have that superstitious fix - people always do feng shui when they are opening a shop; even the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank pays people to do feng shui for them.
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I never set out to do interior design; I just do what I do, and some people come along and want me to work with them.
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