I'm not an interior decorator; I'm a designer, and that includes the architecture. The package must be strong and controlled, the rooms aligned, and the windows positioned to make sense with the furniture. Fluff it up, and you've got big trouble. Anouska Hempel alignarchitecturebig share on social
My father wanted a boy. I was supposed to be called Albert. That was probably the beginning of why things got so complicated, because I wasn't a boy. Anouska Hempel albertbeginboy Change image and share on social
The champagne tastes the same if you're sitting bolt upright or sunk back into a sofa, so you might as well be upright, because you look better. Anouska Hempel backboltchampagne Change image and share on social
Comfort? If a choice has to be made between style and comfort, style wins every time. Anouska Hempel choicecomfortmake Change image and share on social
Design, refine and repeat, and keep learning all the way along. It sounds bland and pedestrian, but in fact, it's the reverse. Anouska Hempel blanddesignfact Change image and share on social
'It can't be done' is not a phrase I recognize. Anouska Hempel phraserecognize Change image and share on social
I get up in the morning, look around, arrange and rearrange things, and imagine how I might like them to look. Why doesn't everybody? Anouska Hempel arrangeimaginemorning Change image and share on social
Acting was fun for a while. I loved every minute of the really good things I did but probably wasn't as good as I should have been. Anouska Hempel actfungood Change image and share on social
You've got to be the best at what you can do - be the best at it! And the best has to be the best; you can't just fiddle around and hope. Anouska Hempel fiddlehavehope Change image and share on social
It was the corner sweet-shop in Australia that first piqued my interest in interior design. I went into this space with a mixture of apprehension and excitement as a child. It was filled, floor to ceiling, with the most incredible rounded glass bowls filled to the brim with bonbons, buttons, and sweets. Anouska Hempel apprehensionaustraliabonbon share on social