My greatest fashion icon: All the little old ladies who still wear the hat and the gloves
My most important mentor: Silvana (70 years old), my seamstress – old-fashioned in her impeccable details and modern in her thoughts, with a great sense of humour
My first memory of Marimekko: My Mom’s long black-and-white Marimekko dress
The Marimekko product I use all the time: My Mom’s old Marimekko bag
I love to wear Chanel No 5 when I go to bed…;)
The colour that means comfort to me: Dark Blue
The colour that means courage to me: RAL 1021
The shape I’m most fascinated with right now: Shapes whose imperfection makes them perfect
The pattern I’m most fascinated with right now: Old ethnic patterns
Three things I can’t live without right now: Family, food, friends
Three things I couldn’t live without when I was a teenager: Sex, drugs, and rock and roll ;)
My first job ever: Selling ice cream
If I were not working as a designer, I would be: A vet or a writer
