The good people at Men's Vogue were kind enough to pass word along to us of one of their newest features, which they've just launched on their site. It's called "Design Inspirations" and they talked to famous design folk, from Michael Bierut to Yves Behar to Bentley's head of interior design, Robin Page, and asked them to name five things that inspire them. It's not one of those types of pieces that are going to give you a tremendous rush of insight about anything, but it's certainly kind of fun to read the random things they picked. And without much explanation beyond just their choices, it sort of becomes something of a game, trying to figure out just why they picked what they did, like #3 from designer Marcel Wanders:

Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring"

This 17th century work by Johannes Vermeer is often referred to as the "Mona Lisa of the North," a classic work which has inspired both a novel and a film.

Um...and?