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The City of Lights
Mon, 2011-01-10 18:00 | by Caroline

For my birthday and anniversary present, my husband took me to Paris during the Thanksgiving holiday. It was an amazing trip and we had a great time visiting the museums, antique shops, galleries, and flea markets. Architecturally, Paris is one of my favorite cities and I love how the winding streets lead to open plazas and parks. At night these urban vistas are breathtaking and I did my best to capture these moments when I could.... Paris1

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At night, the city truly comes to life.

As you can see below we were lucky enough to have walked by the Eiffel Tower at 8pm, right when the lights start to sparkle. I believe this happens only during the holiday season.

One of the best parts of being in Paris over the Thanksgiving Holiday was that the streets were already lit up for the Christmas Season.

The trees below were my absolute favorite!!!

The lobby of the George V hotel was equally as festive and unlike anything I had ever seen before. A member of the staff told me that more than 1,000,000 Swarovski crystal were used to create this installation.

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Travel as Inspiration for New Fabric Designs
Thu, 2010-11-04 12:05 | by Caroline

My recent trip to Turkey was one of great inspiration and I took thousands of photos. Of those, nearly 900 were detail shots of architecture, textiles, and design elements. At the time I was not sure how or when I would use these images but I knew they would be a wonderful library of design ideas and act as a visual travelogue of an amazing trip.

Well, I ended up using the images sooner than expected. For the past few weeks we have been working on a variety of fabric designs based on the images that I took while I was traveling. Great photos have a way of inspiring design at the most unexpected times. Below are a few samples of early prototypes. The test swatches arrive tomorrow and I just can't wait!!!