After years of travel restrictions and delayed get-aways, celebrated Houston designer Benjamin Johnston couldn’t stop daydreaming about Italy. His tours of the countryside, the coastline, and the cities bubbled up from his memories, and he began to see the rich colors and decadent textures of the art, architecture, and landscapes everywhere.

It’s a great privilege that, as part of our work, we have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most gifted artists and designers in the business. We get exclusive looks into their creative inner lives and a peek into their day-to-day. We couldn’t help but wonder: why keep that to ourselves?