Yesterday was my first day back in LAMA HQ’s after a 5 day trip to NYC for the New York International Gift Fair. It was a good experience overall to check out a ton of great new products that will be making their way into shops soon, but I’ve come to the conclusion that maybe trade shows just aren’t my thing. I think I’ll be sticking to different means of scouting out products from now on. It was, however, so much fun to finally experience New York in the summer! It was scorching hot but a nice change of pace from the cool Oakland summer (think SF sans fog).

One of the highlights of my trip was spending some time with my favorite graphic designer Hijiri K Shepherd. Yes, I’m slightly biased towards Hijiri because she happens to be LAMA’s graphic gal. Regardless, she’s totally sweet and was kind enough to show me around a beautiful part of Brooklyn called Dumbo.

“Hi Everyone, I’m Hijiri!”

walking to the park

view of the Brooklyn Bridge from Dumbo

Another view into Manhattan from Dumbo

Not only was Hijiri kind enough to show me around town, but she also made this awesome custom letterpress stationary for me at her studio! I wonder how she knew my favorite color was blue? Hmmm…

To get your own fabulous Hijiri K stationary and prints, check out her shop here. Also, don’t miss her fantastic blog (Heart Fish) here. Thanks again Hijiri! I can’t wait to hang up my letter C in my office!