Francois-Henri Pinault Quotes

• Sustainable development is a fundamental break that's going to reshuffle the entire deck. There are companies today that are going to dominate in the future simply because they understand that.

  Francois-Henri Pinault

  Fundamentals, Development, Today

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• You don't buy luxury to enter a community, but to set yourself apart from others.

  Francois-Henri Pinault

  Luxury, Community

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• In a recession, you must be able to call into question everything you've done before.

  Francois-Henri Pinault

  Done, Able, Recessions

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• Linguistics is a good way of defining the culture of a brand. The vocabulary used by sports and lifestyle brands - running, fitness, training, motorsports - is all about functionality, whereas the vocabulary of the luxury business - handbags, ready-to-wear - is all about the product.

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  Sports, Running, Vocabulary

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• There's a strength to being able to look at products through a customer's eyes, but it is also dangerous.

  Francois-Henri Pinault

  Eye, Looks, Able

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• I'd never buy something, even if it's a great brand, that is a competitor to something I already own; that's insane.

  Francois-Henri Pinault

  Insane, Competitors, Brands

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• Alexander McQueen was one of the greatest fashion designers of his generation. His genius, sometimes provocative, admired and saluted by all, constantly opened new perspectives. Visionary and avant-garde, his creations took their inspiration from both tradition and timeless hyper-modernity.

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  Fashion, Inspiration, Perspective

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• I closely follow everything about user interface or human-computer interface: technology that makes computers closer to the way the human being actually functions.

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  Technology, Way, Computer

  "Meet Le Geek: Francois-Henri Pinault". Interview with Joe Einhorn, techcrunch.com. August 5, 2012.

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• I like to discover new things and I'm always testing new apps.

  Francois-Henri Pinault

  Apps, Testing, New Things

  "Meet Le Geek: Francois-Henri Pinault". Interview with Joe Einhorn, techcrunch.com. August 5, 2012.

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