Who wouldn’t like to slip away and spend a month in Asia? I would…  and I just did.

An energizing week in Singapore, a delicious week in Thailand, an informative week in India and a dreamy week in Japan. Asia became the center of my world and I am left with many tangible and precious memories.

In Singapore I visited my new showroom in the Ion Mall. I felt immediately at home with the buzz of the city amidst all the greenery and I made many new friends.

My showroom in Bangkok hosted back to back press and parties! I have great friends there who take me to the most inspiring places.

In India I traveled with my partners to see where my sheeting is made. I drank in the colors and the culture and I learned so much about cotton and silk and came away full of new ideas.

Then off to Japan, which is for me, design Mecca. Landing in Tokyo is always thrilling; the buzz of the city balanced with a long walk through the Palace gardens. I love the bullet train to magical Kyoto where you can dream yourself back to a time where the world moved more slowly.

I love that I can see the world through my work because design for me is about craft, people and place. I have a special entrée by the nature of what I do and I always grow as a designer with each trip.

I have a color memory of each country and so much of this inspiration goes into my work.

Singapore was bright and lively with that wonderful color of aqua, buoyant like the sky and the sea. The jaw dropping Marina Bay Sands Casino with the boat on top and the aquamarine gallery walls outside my favorite restaurant True Blue.

The green of Thailand! The floating lotus at the Chedi in Chaing Mai and riding bikes through the rice fields on our way to Lisu Lodge for a picnic lunch rolled in banana leaves.

When I close my eyes and think of India I think of pink. The faded pink stone of a ceiling in a mosque or gorgeous pink city of Jaipur and the pink silk spinning on the looms at the silk factory.

And lastly Japan… When I think of Japan I think of shadow colors. The black of the koi pond, the blue black uniforms on the ladies at Ippodo Tea Company. Even the wintry landscapes in the Palace Gardens are perfect sculptures.

Renowned interior designer Barbara Barry is known for her soft, muted color palette and chic simplicity. Her design work reflects an understated glamour and attention to detail that has become her signature. Barry has a collection of fabrics, trim and carpet with Kravet.