Elsa Peretti
Elsa Peretti
Elsa Peretti is a jewelry designer, philanthropist and former fashion model...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth1 May 1940
CountryItaly
perfectly
I hate that impeccable, perfectly perfect look, all matched and prearranged.
I am a bull. I am Taurus. My will is awful. If I like something, there is nothing else. I was a pain in the neck. I still am a pain in the neck.
I always write in pencil, so I can erase.
effort museum physically together
For me, to put together my museum and all my remembrances was a big effort mentally, physically and monetarily.
Bird cages are nothing of incredible value, but I like them.
necklace nouveau people time wear
A big diamond necklace is nouveau riche, really. People who have wealth a long time don't wear such things.
designers furniture future hope less nostalgia wood
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.
balance bit bowl create fruit good imagine jewelry mind name objects space
I am jewelry and objects together. This is the Elsa Peretti name to me. It is a very good balance for me to try and create with the person in mind or with the space in mind - to imagine a bowl of fruit or something for water. It is a little bit yin and yang.
hated soon
I hated modeling. I was so scared. But as soon as I started doing jewelry, I did better as a model.
trying littles nature-love
I love nature, but I try to change it a little bit, not copy it,
hands mind magic
Portofino in the '60s was magic. Women in bright silk, each with a gardenia in their hand. The bottle started then, in my mind.
simple simplicity style
What can I say about my jewelry? It speaks for itself. To me, style is to be simple.
hate simple perfect
I hate that impeccable, perfectly perfect look, all matched and prearranged. Style is to be simple.
return rebel conventional
Anyone who was a rebel at one time in life cannot return to being conventional.