He''ll be using his fluent design knowledge (he''s previously turned his hand to furniture design and brand consultancy) and applying it to readyto-wear.

The use of industrial materials, the clean lines and aesthetic break with the past marked a turning point in furniture design.

At first that was furniture design, then teaching, before the belated discovery that he had a voice.

I began with furniture design, but was soon distracted by the interiors of cars, boats and aeroplanes.

For lessons in how to deploy pink in furniture design, we can usefully look north.