Paloma Picasso Quotes

France, Entrepreneur
April 1, 1949

Paloma Picasso (born Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot in Vallauris on 19 April 1949), is a French and Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman, best known for her jewelry designs for Tiffany & Co. and her signature perfumes. She is the youngest daughter of 20th-century artist Pablo Picasso and painter and writer Françoise Gilot. Paloma Picasso's older brother is Claude Picasso (b. 1947), her half-brother is Paulo Picasso (1921-1975), her half-sister is Maya (b. 1935), and she has another half-sister, Aurelia (b. 1956), from her mother's relationship with artist Luc Simon.

Also known as Choreographer, Painter, Jewellery Designer, Designer, Socialite

I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.

Paloma Picasso
- Peace
- Proud
- Name
People say, 'Oh, to be the daughter of Picasso!' But it's not as extravagant as it seems. He was very special, very vibrant, but he was my father. I didn't have another.

Paloma Picasso
- People
- Father
- Daughter

I think, aesthetically, car design is so interesting - the dashboards, the steering wheels, and the beauty of the mechanics. I don't know how any of it works, I don't want to know, but it's inspirational.

Paloma Picasso
- Interesting
- Car
- Design
I have always been interested in design, but in the beginning I didn't set out to make jewelry specifically.

Paloma Picasso
- Beginning
- Design
- Jewelry
Because I was so quiet, my father let me spend hours and hours next to him while he would sketch. Everyone else was always asking things from him. I wasn't asking anything. I was just happy to be there.

Paloma Picasso
- Happy
- Father
- Me
After university, I was working as a stylist in the Paris theatres when I had a flash of inspiration. I made necklaces from the bikinis designed for the cabaret performers of Folies Bergeres. I was so happy with them that it was only then that I sought out formal training in jewelry.

Paloma Picasso
I decided to do everything around fashion but fashion itself, and that's accessories.

Paloma Picasso
I don't have anything to prove anymore. I can relax.

Paloma Picasso
- Relax
- Prove
- I Can

Sometimes I get very dressed up just to go to the corner for some bread; I dress for my own amusement.

Paloma Picasso
- Up
- Sometimes
- Own
Fashion should be playful.

Paloma Picasso
- Fashion
- Should
- Playful
I always thought that you breathe, you eat, you go to sleep, and you draw.

Paloma Picasso
- Sleep
- Thought
- Breathe
I've heard my work called 'bold' and 'graffiti-like,' but for me it is always instinctual. I start with a shape or a colour and go from there.

Paloma Picasso
- Work
- Me
- Shape
Nothing in the world can be more exciting than to create something and see it work.

Paloma Picasso
- World
- Work
- Create
We are all familiar with the dove carrying an olive branch as a peace offering. The jewelry I've created pays tribute both to the messenger's noble mission and gardens as a refuge of peace and tranquility.

Paloma Picasso
- Peace
- Mission
- Jewelry

Personal style is not something that is just in the air. It is something you have and that you apply to yourself.

Paloma Picasso
- You
- Style
- Air
The more famous you become, the less people will tell you your faults.

Paloma Picasso
- People
- You
- Famous
When I work I relax; doing nothing or entertaining visitors makes me tired.

Paloma Picasso
- Tired
- Relax
- Visitors
A perfume is like a piece of clothing, a message, a way of presenting oneself a costume that differs according to the woman who wears it.

Paloma Picasso