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
people compromise
Life involves other people and it is a compromise.
book frightening amount
I spend a frightening amount of money on books.
brother absurd surreal
I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick.
thinking gutters wake-up
I have a recurring nightmare that I wake up in a gutter with nothing. I've had it all my life. That's why I work, I think.
admire road-less-travelled
I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.
design building trendy
Building design isn't trendy.
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.
white space light
I don't enjoy living in a white box flooded with light. I like shadows, small spaces, old furniture.
issues political driven
I'm driven by issues, not driven to be political.
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.
house symmetry chaotic
I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.
favourite dickens
My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens.
country thinking farms
I've got a farm in Somerset, and I think it's God's own country. I love it.
want done harm
I don't want anything that I buy to have done any harm to anyone or anything.