They hold a deep meaning for the supermodel: Karl Lagerfeld was sort of my magic dust.

Schiffer is also an avid art collector.

However, she prefers to do all the sourcing herself rather than through an advisor.

One of her favorites?

A painting by Ed Ruscha.

It reminds me of the time when I first met my husband in Los Angeles.

And so thats sort of a connection to me now, she says.

She says the most important room of her house is the kitchen, where her family always gathers.

And that isnt the only place youll find the motif.

In another butterfly jar, she secretly stashes her favorite Cadbury chocolates.

Yet the true animal of her affection?

In her dining room, she has a collection of tiny turtle ceramics that she puts on display.

Wherever I go around the world, I always look at one I can bring home, she says.