COOL SPOTS : THAI PATTERNS & DESIGN

RICH TEXTURES AND PATTERNS OF THAILAND 

We've been away in the "Land of Smiles" collecting cool inspiration over the past few weeks. Thailand is an amazing place and we're so excited to share our cool expeditions with you. 

Thai people are very hospitable and always eager to share their colorful culture. Every time we stopped to take pictures of something, we got a crash course in Thai history from a random passerby. The influence of India, China, and Cambodia can be seen in everything from the food and clothing to art and religion. We really got to experience a rich mélange of cultures on our trip.

In this post we share with you the beautiful designs that adorn some of the temples we visited in Bangkok. The amount of detail and laborious work that went into creating these designs is absolutely overwhelming. Every shape and detail has a meaning and is intended to communicate something about the religion and culture of the nation.

The patterns in the art of Thailand really remind us of the current head-to-toe pattern trend that we've seen featured on so many of the Fall 2012 fashion runway shows and designer store window displays this season.

 So what did we take away from this part of our trip?

Simply that... Love is in the details.

Stay tuned for more from our cool Thailand adventure.

COOL SPOTS : MUST SEE PLACES IN THE WORLD

We're celebrating our fifth year wedding anniversary this summer! Can you believe that we've been together for over twelve years and still like each other? To celebrate, we're taking a two week vacation. We really want to go somewhere cool like Tokyo or Thailand, but we'll see where the wind takes us. All this travel talk had us thinking... what are the coolest and not-so-commercial places to travel to around the world? Here are some of our faves: The Serengeti and Mauritius in Africa, Petra in Jordan, The Cave of Crystals in Mexico, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Hamilton Pool in Texas, Birdseye of City in Norway and Bagan. Wow, this may have to be a two part series because we found so many amazing places.

Don't you wish you were one of those people that get to travel around the world and rub it in everyone's face on some travel TV show for a living? That would be too COOL.

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