I’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.
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.
BERNARD ARNAULTIn the luxury business, you have to build on heritage.
BERNARD ARNAULTI think this is a challenge we face, how the global region will evolve in stability with such a fast growth. If they succeed to do that, no doubt, in the next generation it will be the major area of the world, economically.
BERNARD ARNAULTFrom time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good.
BERNARD ARNAULTI take time to get close to, and I don’t immediately throw my arms round someone.
BERNARD ARNAULTWhen you are on the management side, you still have to understand the artistic sensibility so that there is a dialogue with the creative side.
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 ARNAULTAffordable luxury – these are two words that don’t go together.
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 ARNAULTChina is clearly going to be the number one economic power and it is already full of potential.. with lots of population and the buying power increasing by the day. .
BERNARD ARNAULTAffordable luxury – these are two words that don’t go together.
BERNARD ARNAULTI think in business, you have to learn to be patient. Maybe I’m not very patient myself. But I think that I’ve learned the most is be able to wait for something and get it when it’s the right time.
BERNARD ARNAULTI think in business, you have to learn to be patient. Maybe I’m not very patient myself. But I think that I’ve learned the most is be able to wait for something and get it when it’s the right time.
BERNARD ARNAULTWhat we do in our group is the opposite of the bad effects of globalization. We produce in Italy and in France and we sell to China, when usually it’s the opposite.
BERNARD ARNAULTFrom time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good.
BERNARD ARNAULTWhen you are on the management side, you still have to understand the artistic sensibility so that there is a dialogue with the creative side.
BERNARD ARNAULT