Travel Design Inspirations: Vietnam & Thailand

Aged brass door handles on a bright yellow door, Minh Mang Tomb, Hue, Vietnam

Every month I check out my pile of shelter magazines and inevitability find an article where a designer talks about how their newest design, fabric, furniture line, etc. was inspired  from their latest exotic trip.  When you travel do you see the world like a designer?  

IndoChina: Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia

Flowers in Hanoi, originally uploaded by SpoonAndChair.

On vacation, traveling around Indochina. Lots of great food, cooking classes, inspiration for home and hospitality will get some blog posts up after I return. Until then, a few photos of my trip. for more photos visit my Flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/spoonandchair/