100 Quotes by David Linley

Beautiful engineering always held a fascination for me.

I make dreams become reality. I think of things that never were and say, 'Why?'

The year 2006, when I came to Christie's, was a very euphoric time to be part of the art world.

I over-caffeinate in the morning, herbal tea after lunch and at 7 P.M., it's nice to have a glass of white wine.

I used to sit and draw in the evening with a couple of crates of beer. That makes the ideas flow.

I'm quite well known for wearing polo necks. I get them from John Smedley.

I'll never forget the moment in 1985 when I was riding my motorbike down the King's Road and I first saw the words David Linley on the sign on my first shop. I nearly came off my bike. It was so incredibly public; I suddenly realised there was to be no stepping away from my work because my name was all over it.

In an ideal world, you would have his-and-hers bathrooms and his-and-hers dressing rooms, complete with a single bed where the Mrs. need not be woken up when there's a 7 o'clock flight to catch.

When I left Parnham aged 18, I could easily have ended up twiddling my thumbs in a workshop all week. But I lucked out and found an agent who immediately got me work and before long there was enough demand for my furniture to start a shop.