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The Creative Suitcase team has worked on three continents and traveled to over 35 countries, learning the cross-cultural aspects of great design and finding inspiration along the way.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
When it comes to sex, babies and puppies, we might need to add sock monkeys to the list. Amsterdam Zoo’s spokes-monkey was on signs all over town encouraging people to visit the zoo.
Zagreb, Croatia
Croatia is underrated and surreal. The evidence of a war-torn country struggling to better itself is apparent in everything from their tourism to their graffiti. The art in Croatia has an energy that’s inspiring.
Brisbane, Australia
The little human details on Australia’s street and information signs are delightful. Even the warning signs are congenial; they use words like ‘please consider’ instead of ‘don’t’.
Horseshoe Bay Beach, Bermuda
Pink sand makes us like pink again. Only the best travel websites truly capture the color.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art meets technology when a massive metal flower’s bloom varies on the amount of sunlight it is receiving. How futuristic!
Austin, Texas
How can one describe the eclectic style known as Austin art? Trash mostly. To take the trash of others and mold it into your own Cathedral of Junk is not only inspiring but also a work of beauty. It just goes to show that you can make something wonderful out of anything.
Nanuya LaiLai, Fiji
The bright colors of the Fijian ocean, mangroves, fish and even the clothing stimulate Rachel’s creative spirit. She loves how the islands seem to have their own color palette.
Dublin, Ireland
We fell in love with Ireland’s Celtic patterns, seen everywhere from castle landscaping to 7th Century graphic design work.
Los Angeles, California
The Elliott Smith memorial in Los Angeles is a great reminder of how music can inspire design. The two creative avenues can work beautifully together.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
The local fabrics of Perus highlands are incredibly vibrant. We’re lured away from our monochromatic tendencies and dive back into more colorful palettes.
Seattle, Washington
The work of Frank Gehry, a design icon, for the Experience Music Project is amazing. His blend of vertical and horizontal lines creates a rhythmic effect unique to his work. It’s a great reminder that a designer’s rhythm is their very own.
San Sebastian, Spain
The juxtaposition of the moving ocean set against the rusty letterform-like sculptures is a reminder of how pleasing contrast is to the human eye. To stumble upon these sculptures was quite a treat and one of the many reasons we love to travel.
New York, New York
Its always a fun game to look at everyday objects and discover something new. This pre-war elevator in Manhattan looks like something we might see on board the team Zissou submarine.
Monte Verde, Costa Rica
The rain forest canopy creates floral designs that change with every step explored. We can’t help but imagine designing pillows and bedding out of custom interior textiles made from these awe-inspiring patterns.
Tokyo, Japan
“Kawaii” means “cuteness” and it’s everywhere in Japan. Perhaps the best known examples are Hello Kitty and Manga, but it’s also widely used in advertising, even for government institutions and military advertisements. The cute little touches catch Rachel’s eye and make her think, “Why not in the US?” After all, who wouldn’t want to ride the bus this little guy is advertising?
Bangkok, Thailand
The character of the Thai people carries through in their temples or “wats”. They’re friendly and welcoming, bright and warm. The temples flourish with intricate patterns and energetic palettes. It’s never a gloomy day in Thailand.
San Ignacio, Belize
This brilliantly patterned fungi is the kind of thing that reminds you just how cool and inspiring nature is. There are all sorts of treasures like this in the Western half of Belize.
Budapest, Hungary
Where the Old World becomes strikingly current. Budapest lives in a crumbling grandeur and post-Soviet reawakening, overseen from the top of the mountain by a mythical falcon-like bird called a Turul. To get inspired, watch the ornate details in the handywork of building facades, play chess in the healing waters of the bath houses, or sketch over espresso in one of the sidewalk cafes.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Though more or less our 51st state, Puerto Rico has a very vibrant life of its own that’s worlds apart from the mainland. Find inspiration in some world class street murals, the immensity of the rainforest’s textures, and the smells rising out of street food stalls. Once you’ve filled up your head, clear it with the power of the waves at one of the surfing beaches. Then, start all over again.
Marfa, Texas
Marfa is an artist’s oasis in the West Texas desert mountains. The massive Chinati Foundation houses works by Judd and Flavin and other iconic artists in old barracks, the otherwordly floating orbs of the Marfa Lights dance in the desert, and the McDonald Observatory star parties pierce the darkest skies of N. America with dozens of telescopes. Everything inspires in Marfa.
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