I think the experience of feeling isolated, of not fitting in, creates the urge to explore.

- Hussein Chalayan

London scene consists of mostly foreigners. We see ourselves as British in many ways, but not English.

- Hussein Chalayan

Istanbul is one of the most incredible cities in the world, and a must - see as much as London, Paris, or New York. It's the past, present, and futur…

- Hussein Chalayan

It's not always important to do a "show," but a live element always works better for me, unless I am making a film that goes beyond the clothes.

- Hussein Chalayan

I wish we could edit our lives, be more selective with whom we spend time and what we spend our money on. To appreciate more what we all have - we ap…

- Hussein Chalayan

Technology is the only means through which you touch on new things.

- Hussein Chalayan

My furniture is banal and my house is pretty empty. The hardest thing to find is a sofa that is comfortable and looks good. The ones I like are never…

- Hussein Chalayan

I have an interest in architecture, although more theoretically than anything else. I think architecture tries to understand what the body wants to o…

- Hussein Chalayan

I wanted to be a pilot, but I was always drawing bodies. When I realised I wanted to pursue something creative, my parents pushed me towards architec…

- Hussein Chalayan