Travel Lessons: Design Inspiration Abroad
I’ve seen a lot of the world, and travel is a constant source of inspiration for my work. It isn’t just about pretty rooms or iconic sights, although I love those, too. No, travel is a teacher. Read on for the design lessons it has taught me…
Color has the power to spark joy. Use it liberally.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Never, ever forget the ceiling. Look up.
Kennin-ji Temple. Kyoto, Japan.
It really is all in the details.
Hotel de la Marine. Paris, France.
Beautiful things take time. They are worth the wait.
The Omiya Bonsai Museum. Saitama, Japan.
Nobody puts colors together better than Mother Nature.
Telluride, Colorado.
Structure matters. The architecture must come first.
Christian Dior/Azzedine Alaia exhibit, Fondation Azzedine Alaia. Paris, France.
Perfection is a bore.
Berlin, Germany.
The way that light hits a thing is everything.
Split, Croatia.
Don’t just look. See.
The National Portrait Gallery. London, England.
The sky is the limit to your imagination.
Austin, Texas
There is beauty in everyday things.
Kotor, Montenegro.
Without understanding the history you can never fully understand the now.
Temple of Athena Nike, Athens, Greece.
Always seek out the individual, the handmade, the art. There will never be another one like it.
San Miguel de Allende, México.
