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
A house must be bedded in the landscape. They both have to work together. In and out, every view from a window has to be sensational. Every view into the house must be the same to ensure continuity. Anouska Hempel bedcontinuityensure Change image and share on social
I really should have been a pharaoh - do you know that? Anouska Hempel pharaoh 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
The architect who first inspired me to follow this profession was Sir John Soane and his Regency home; well, his three homes, now a museum. The place is like an encyclopedia of paintings, antiquities, furniture, sculptures, and drawings. Anouska Hempel antiquityarchitectdrawing share on social
I like people. Listen, if you're a hotelier, if you're a creative person, and you're working with the things that I do, then you have to like people; otherwise, you simply can't get anywhere. Anouska Hempel creativehotelierlisten Change image and 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
I'm never short of inspiration. There are always new ideas - and new adventures. Anouska Hempel adventureideainspiration Change image and share on social
Everything I've ever done has been because of travel. Right from leaving Australia to where I am today - it's all been about exchanging different points of view. The most important lesson I've learnt is to look and listen to what's happening around you. Anouska Hempel australiaexchangehappen share on social
Never let anyone go home feeling bad at night. You can bark away during the day, but you must always put that right. Anouska Hempel badbarkday Change image and share on social