PS: Having worked in the industry for so long, what still inspires you? And how much of your cultural heritage still plays into each new design?
GP: Inspiration, I believe, is an accumulation of love towards life. When I was younger, I had no life experience, so to find inspiration, I had to go everywhere, look at architecture, and travel. The search for inspiration as an artist is a very important part of the creative process.
Now, I just turn within myself, because inspiration comes from love. Whenever I feel moved by something, I have to share that with people around me. In 2017, I had the show in Paris titled "Legend." I got the inspiration from a very small town called St. Gallen in Switzerland. Right before leaving, I had the opportunity to visit a small church. And that church inspired me so much. If I had to die there at that moment, I would have been perfectly happy. That was the feeling of being inspired.
Today, I no longer get inspiration from the exterior. I look within. I look to spirituality. I look to that inner force. We have to open our eyes in order to see that world. Lately, I feel that my inner world is expanding. I no longer rely on the world that I can see with my naked eye. I may not fully comprehend that spiritual world, but that's where I get my inspiration. And there are three different parts of inspiration. We can get it from our body, thoughts, and soul. The soul is eternal.