09/21/2026
Paris Part I 🇫🇷
With so much to share, I’m going to break up my Paris trip into a couple of posts over the next week.
I wanted to start with the general inspiration I gathered from simply being in such a spectacular city.
From the Louvre, Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe, to Versailles, Galeries Lafayette and Notre-Dame, I really made sure to take it all in.
But what struck me most wasn’t any one landmark. It was the beauty woven into everyday life in Paris.
The architecture, the symmetry, the incredible stonework, the iron balconies, the perfectly imperfect old buildings, the cafés spilling onto the sidewalks, and the way history and modern life seem to exist so effortlessly alongside one another.
As a designer, it’s impossible not to notice the details. The scale of a doorway. The patina of an old floor. The way natural light moves through a centuries-old room. The craftsmanship in something that most people probably walk past every day.
Paris is a reminder that great design doesn’t always need to shout. Sometimes it’s about proportion, permanence, craftsmanship and creating spaces that only become more beautiful with time.
I came home with thousands of photos, an overflowing camera roll, and more inspiration than I know what to do with.
And this was only Part I.
Next up: Paris Design Week
