Thomas Heatherwick

At the root of everything I do is a fascination with ideas - what ideas are for, what jobs they do.

I don't feel I'm trying to make art. I'm trying to make interesting things. People can relate to that.

I'm wary of the word 'inventing,' because in the British psyche the word 'inventor' is immediately linked with 'mad'. For me, inventing is problem-solving.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.

We have to base architecture on the environment.

The harmony of the luncheon is achieved by a combination of the two main courses which are the focus of the menu.