You were surrounded by fashion from a very early age, since your mother ran a children’s wear label. Was it fashion then something you always knew you wanted to work on or do you remember a specific moment that made you take that decision?

How is your creative process like? Do you prefer to work as a team or on your own? Or it depends on the stage of the project?

You have been showing Nanushka’s mainline collection at New York Fashion week for a while now, but last February you debuted menswear at your Fall presentation. Men were buying from the women’s collection before you were designing for them. Now, you design both collections at the same time. How has been the reception of the men’s fashion line?

However, you mentioned in an interview that “when you look at it as a whole, you see a kind of fluid bond between genders”. Do you think that is the direction fashion is going – in a genderless direction? How do you think that will translate in the future into? One single genderless collection?

At Nanushka, you create a bridge between intuitive and functional design. What percentage of importance would you say you attribute to design (understood as creative expression) and what percentage to functionality?

How would you describe the Nanushka woman?

Sustainability is the cornerstone of Nanushka. That’s why you use faux fur and vegan leather as the best option to protect the planet and the animals. More and more brands have banned the use of fur on their clothes. Do you think the fashion industry is moving in this direction? How do you feel about it?

In recent years, Nanushka has become a sought-after brand among Instagram influencers and fashion insiders. How did it all began – which came first, the brand or the influencer? And how would you describe your relationship with influencers nowadays?

In 2016, the brand took a more entrepreneurial approach when Peter Baldaszti, Sandra’s longtime partner joined as a co-owner and CEO. Peter, what main changes have you implemented since your incorporation to the brand?

Your collections are now stocked in over thirty countries internationally through online stores, speciality shops and department stores like Bergdorf Goodman, Selfridges and MyTheresa, as well as shipping over one hundred countries worldwide. What would you say have been Nanushka’s most important milestones to date?

As you said, last year you opened a concept boutique – the Nanushka Store & Café – in the heart of downtown Budapest, the Fifth District, featuring a coffee shop, items by the brand, the stationary in collaboration with Isabel Feliu, your ceramics line – Nanoha – created along with Natalia Nemes from Noha Studio, and curated pieces like some beauty products from other brands. Despite the fact that the fashion industry does not have the same strength in Budapest as in other cities, what is it that you highlight as most positive in your hometown and current city of residence?

How does Budapest still inspire you today? What role do your origins play in your collections?

Could you share with us one of your favourite places in Budapest for unconventional travellers?

Do you plan to open a store in New York or London, beyond the flagship concept store you have in Budapest?