I can hold a cup of sake on a full moon in Japan, and the reflection of the moon in that little cup can make me feel so enthusiastic about beauty. That one good, magical moment can give me enough to create other things like the teardrop earring or necklace.
More Quotes by Elsa Peretti
I can't copy nature.
In the '80s, everything became too serious.
I am a bull. I am Taurus. My will is awful. If I like something, there is nothing else. I was a pain in the neck. I still am a pain in the neck.
The production must be faithful to the line. If the production fails, my work fails.
Most of the time, I'm in the country, and the jewelry I wear I can wear in the country.
I was a baby when I began, but I knew exactly what I wanted to wear myself. I became a jewelry designer because I knew how to do something with a pencil and sketch my ideas.