My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'

Form follows beauty.

Form follows function.

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.

For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.