Oh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.
BERNARD ARNAULTOh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.
BERNARD ARNAULTWorking in the context of ultra-famous brands like Dior and Vuitton, creative spirits are always going to feel reined in. It’s important that they are free to develop ideas. And rather than detracting from the principal job, it reinforces it. I think of that money as venture capital. It’s not a big investment.
BERNARD ARNAULTI am and will remain a tax resident in France and in this regard I will, like all French people, fulfill my fiscal obligations.
BERNARD ARNAULTIt is not enough to have a talented designer; the management must be inspired too. The creative process is very disorganised; the production process has to be very rational.
BERNARD ARNAULTFrom time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good.
BERNARD ARNAULTOh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.
BERNARD ARNAULTAffordable luxury – these are two words that don’t go together.
BERNARD ARNAULTIn the luxury business, you have to build on heritage.
BERNARD ARNAULTLouis Vuitton, the world’s biggest luxury brand in terms of sales, is planning to dampen its expansion worldwide and focus on high-end products to preserve its exclusive image.
BERNARD ARNAULTWhen I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this creative side coming from the architect and that were making them a big success.
BERNARD ARNAULTWhen something has to be done, do it! In France we are full of good ideas, but we rarely put them into practice.
BERNARD ARNAULTIt is not enough to have a talented designer; the management must be inspired too. The creative process is very disorganised; the production process has to be very rational.
BERNARD ARNAULTLuxury goods are the only area in which it is possible to make luxury margins.
BERNARD ARNAULTI like that combination between creativity and the creative process and the organization needed to make a business like this successful worldwide.
BERNARD ARNAULTOnce we decided to do a tower in New York, it had to say something about our group, reflecting the mix of modernity and creativity in our organization. It’s a symbol.
BERNARD ARNAULTI’ve always been pleased with the investments I’ve made with my friend Albert Frere and I regret not having followed him more, because I would have been a lot richer.
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