Karl Lagerfield takes the romance of royal Indian palaces to the runways of Paris, by creating a set inspired by ancient Indian architecture - wining and dining his audience with an evening fit for a Queen, as Chanel's models walk the runway adorning fashions that fuse the best of the East and the West.

Have you heard of the saying, "Purple is the color of royalty"? There is so much history and context when it comes to design. It's true, historically, purple was reserved for the royals because the pigments needed to create purple hues were the rarest (and, therefore, the most expensive) of all. For a great read on one woman's journey to research her ancestry and its connection to the color indigo, check out Indigo: In Search of the Color that Seduced the World by Catherine McKinley.

These succulents and cacti are an authentic, yet subtle and chic, way to bring nature into any design space!

I LOVE how vibrant color and glamour sometimes shows up in the most unexpected of places! Nike did a phenomenal job with the color and texture palettes of this vintage high top sneaker design - a rich, suede fuschia and bright white logo pop against the more industrial aesthetic of the supportive gum sole...

A curated collection of 19th Century White Wax Seals: The contrast between the black and white creates a bold and dramatic visual impact, while the beige undertones of the seals + the imagined stories behind them bring a warmth associated with the presence of these 'objets' in one's space.

Fine jewelry taking the form of India's iconic mangos (known in the West as 'paisley'), brought to life by the vibrant teal jewel tone (literally), highlights of gold, and the sparkle of white diamonds set in black onyx.