“Touring to completely different locations is all the time a chance to seek out distinctive and vernacular mementos to carry dwelling. When overseas, I all the time ask the questions, ‘Is that this made right here?’ or ‘Can I discover this within the States?’ If the merchandise is exclusive to the locale and completely different sufficient to warrant the schlep dwelling, I’m ! Lately, on a visit to Paris, I used to be strolling alongside the banks of the Seine, testing all of the distributors who had arrange outlets in makeshift huts. A set of Japanese watercolor prints caught my eye, and after a little bit of negotiating, I scored 5 of them for 25 Euro every. This collection is now framed and able to cling in my consumer’s lounge.” —Designer Kristina Phillips, founding father of Kristina Phillips Interior Design in Ridgewood, New Jersey
