Author: Elsa Peretti

Quotes

I would like to get married, but it must be a man who is part of my work, or me part of his.

I would like to get married, but it must be a man who is part of my work, or me part of his.

- Elsa Peretti

The production must be faithful to the line. If the production fails, my work fails.

The production must be faithful to the line. If the production fails, my work fails.

- Elsa Peretti

What I want is not to become a status symbol, but to give beauty at a price.

What I want is not to become a status symbol, but to give beauty at a price.

- Elsa Peretti

You think about the beauty and what you want to transmit. If I think about designing, I can't design.

You think about the beauty and what you want to transmit. If I think about designing, I can't design.

- Elsa Peretti

People surround themselves in their houses with things they don't really need, that they have to dust all the time.

People surround themselves in their houses with things they don't really need, that they have to dust all the time.

- Elsa Peretti

I can't copy nature.

I can't copy nature.

- Elsa Peretti

I design for the working girl.

I design for the working girl.

- Elsa Peretti

A big diamond necklace is nouveau riche, really. People who have wealth a long time don't wear such things.

A big diamond necklace is nouveau riche, really. People who have wealth a long time don't wear such things.

- Elsa Peretti

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.

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.

- Elsa Peretti

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