Heidi’s love for travel didn’t start with her—it was passed down like a treasure. As a little girl, she would sit wide-eyed, flipping through black-and-white photographs of her grandmother riding a camel in Egypt, listening to tales of ancient wonders and faraway adventures. It all felt like magic.

Years later, Heidi found herself in Morocco, riding her own camel through the desert, her sons by her side. In that moment, surrounded by the warm winds and golden sand, she felt something more than joy. She felt a connection between generations, between worlds, between the stories we inherit and the ones we live for ourselves.

Ask Heidi about her favorite place on Earth and you’ll see her face soften with a dreamy smile. Paris. France, really. All of it. “Everywhere you look is sheer beauty,” she says, remembering a recent trip with her sister. “I must have sent Karen fifty photos within an hour. Storefronts, gardens, museums, architecture—it’s just a feast for the eyes.”

That sense of wonder is woven into so many of her collections, especially those with that signature Parisian flair. Romantic, refined, but never without a wink. Paris isn’t just a city—it’s a mood, a memory, a muse.

But Heidi’s love for discovery doesn’t end across the ocean. “There’s so much wonder in our own backyard,” she says. “The Rockies, the Red Rocks, Maine’s mountain-meets-ocean magic. Even Florida, where I’ve lived for years, still surprises me.” For Heidi, it’s never been about the distance. It’s about the feeling. That spark of newness. That moment of stillness. That flash of beauty that demands to be remembered, then reimagined in metal and stone.

This summer, Heidi is embarking on her most challenging journey yet—the legendary Tour du Mont Blanc. It’s a 106-mile trek around the Alps, winding through France, Italy, and Switzerland. The path is wild and breathtaking, dotted with flowers, steep cliffs, cozy alpine huts, and the occasional metal ladder bolted into a rock face.

“It’s not going to be a walk in the park,” she laughs. “But it means the world to me.” She’s training hard, not just to complete the hike, but to honor every step of the way. “With every crazy thing I do, I get inspired,” she says. “I already see the jewels forming in my mind.”