Designers Tell Us Which Destination Tops Their 2018 Bucket List
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1/11“Kyoto, Japan. When I was growing up in Texas, our backyard was filled Japanese maples, moss-covered stones, and bamboo walls, and my love of Japanese gardens has always stuck with me.” —Bachman Clem, interior designer“Kyoto, Japan. When I was growing up in Texas, our backyard was filled Japanese maples, moss-covered stones, and bamboo walls, and my love of Japanese gardens has always stuck with me.” —Bachman Clem, interior designer
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2/11“I’ve never been to Scandinavia, but I’m a big fan of the design coming out of that region and I’d love to do some on-the-ground sourcing there—especially for mid-20th century ceramics!” —Gideon Mendelson, interior designer“I’ve never been to Scandinavia, but I’m a big fan of the design coming out of that region and I’d love to do some on-the-ground sourcing there—especially for mid-20th century ceramics!” —Gideon Mendelson, interior designer
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3/11“Bellagio, Italy—in the middle of Lake Como—is my go-to calm place while I meditate each morning. It’s perfect, still, and surrounded by beauty.” —John Douglas Eason, interior designer“Bellagio, Italy—in the middle of Lake Como—is my go-to calm place while I meditate each morning. It’s perfect, still, and surrounded by beauty.” —John Douglas Eason, interior designer
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4/11“My dream is to experience the Buddhist temples in Bagan, Myanmar, at dawn. Asia is a spiritual draw for me, and it definitely influences my work.” —Kati Curtis, interior designer“My dream is to experience the Buddhist temples in Bagan, Myanmar, at dawn. Asia is a spiritual draw for me, and it definitely influences my work.” —Kati Curtis, interior designer
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5/11“I would love to visit Sanssouci, Frederick the Great’s fabulous Rococo palace, and the New Garden in Potsdam, Germany, as well as Schinkel Pavillion in Berlin.” —Marshall Watson, interior designer“I would love to visit Sanssouci, Frederick the Great’s fabulous Rococo palace, and the New Garden in Potsdam, Germany, as well as Schinkel Pavillion in Berlin.” —Marshall Watson, interior designer
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6/11“If my Instagram feed is to be believed, I'm the last person on the planet to visit Portugal, so that ranks the highest. It looks like a Baroque version of Candy Land!” —Nick Olsen, interior designer“If my Instagram feed is to be believed, I'm the last person on the planet to visit Portugal, so that ranks the highest. It looks like a Baroque version of Candy Land!” —Nick Olsen, interior designer
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7/11“I’m dying to go to Japan, where the people have such a keen sense of style and an interesting approach to design. It amazes me how they’re able to create such functional environments with limited square footage.” —Phillip Thomas, interior designer“I’m dying to go to Japan, where the people have such a keen sense of style and an interesting approach to design. It amazes me how they’re able to create such functional environments with limited square footage.” —Phillip Thomas, interior designer
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8/11“Thailand. The combination of excellent service, civility, and wildly beautiful landscape is intoxicating.” —Russell Groves, interior designer“Thailand. The combination of excellent service, civility, and wildly beautiful landscape is intoxicating.” —Russell Groves, interior designer
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9/11“Berlin’s creative community has always intrigued me.” —Sheila Bridges, interior designer
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10/11“Copenhagen. All these years of loving Nordic design and buying mid-20th century furniture for clients, and I’ve still never been!” —Thad Hayes, interior designer“Copenhagen. All these years of loving Nordic design and buying mid-20th century furniture for clients, and I’ve still never been!” —Thad Hayes, interior designer
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11/11“I’m visiting Tokyo and Kyoto in the spring. I expect them to be otherworldly and well-ordered in a way that many exotic places aren’t. I’m hoping the refinement of the culture will rub off on me a bit—I’m getting sloppy in my advancing years!” —Tom Scheerer, interior designer“I’m visiting Tokyo and Kyoto in the spring. I expect them to be otherworldly and well-ordered in a way that many exotic places aren’t. I’m hoping the refinement of the culture will rub off on me a bit—I’m getting sloppy in my advancing years!” —Tom Scheerer, interior designer
This article appears in the March 2018 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).
