Beyond the touristy town of Punta Cana in the southeast, the country becomes a vast natural landscape of vibrant greens and blues, unmarred by large-scale tourism or commercial hotels.

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An elephant ride in India led to the elephant print (pictured above), while the idea for the beach chairs (pictured) struck her during one of her annual visits to the resort town Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

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