Brian Adam
Jeweller and Eye-Wear Designer
Q & A
How would your mother describe you?
"Daft bugger".
What's your principal defect?
Whistling in tune
If you were a cooked meal what would you be?
Salad
What's your favourite foreign word? Why?
Quattrocchi - I wore glasses for decades.
Who's your favourite fictional hero? Why?
Dr Katz. He's a failure as a hero.
What do you have at your bedside table?
A book I am reading, and a book I want to read but never do.
Finish this sentence - New Zealand is a land with too few...
Motorcycles.
Have you ever cried at the hairdresser? Year? Cut?
Yes. 1961. "bowl-cut"
Describe your creative side?
Promise not to blink...
How do you overcome a creative block?
Make something or otherwise use my hands.
What's the last exhibition that really made an impression on you?
Picasso Portraits at MOMA.
When do you feel most inspired?
Late afternoon.
Describe a fashion trend/new age fad that you have fallen victim to?
Green jeans.
What's a question that you would like to be asked?
"How can I learn to make a pair of eyeglasses to fit me?"