Month: March 2010

First Day of Spring

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Beginning of this week is not so springy with rain and grey sky, but the past few days have been so gorgeous that we went to Prospect park everyday on the weekend just to enjoy the sun and the spring — everyone was thinking exactly the same, the park was packed and everyone was having a blast!

It was 70-something degrees, I was just wearing tee-shirts, but all the trees are still brown with no leaves and it looked weird — I saw little buds coming out, though!

The dog beach was finally open — saw many dogs around and a few were actually swimming and having fun! Made me smile :)

Maia enjoying her first back rubs…

and I found some flowers! Everywhere else was all brown, but these little lives found their way to bloom — so inspiring.

On Sunday, there was an Irish parade on Prospect Park West (I think it’s for belated St. Patrick’s Day ceremony, too) — it was another gorgeous day and their spirit and everyone’s vibe were so nice.

Love these costumes!

Happy Spring to all of you :) xo Hijiri

Inspiration: fred flare

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Did you all enjoy the fabulous spring weekend?! I did! The long and freezing winter is all worth the wait when the spring comes! :) I have a few pictures to share later…

Last Friday was absolutely gorgeous, I had a client meeting in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and after that, I decided to stop by fred flare brick & mortar store.

Handwritten storefront sign:

and by the cashier, I saw this lace papers sewed together and hang from the ceiling — what a cute idea! It looks simple and easy to make, I might have to try creating one for my new loft space…

I bought I LEGO N.Y. book (oh so cute and funny) and tunes for 2 headphone splitter (we needed something like this forever) so after all, it was a great trip to Greenpoint :) Hope your week will be filled with creativity!

Found Type: DUMBO + New Loft

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I have been going over to DUMBO a lot lately… (you’ll see why later) Always so cool to be in the neighborhood, I find so many inspirations… I wanted to share some found type on the historical brick buildings this morning because they are just so special and great looking!

and…. I will be seeing these coolness and inspirations everyday starting on May 1… Yes, we just signed a lease at the loft space in DUMBO! We are so excited, can’t wait to start living this area and explore more!

Here is a little sneak peek of the new loft. I’m sure I will be talking about it a lot more… I need lots of room inspirations, new furniture… so stay tuned! :)

Happy Friday, everyone! xo

New York Fire Patrol

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I hope you had a fun St. Patrick’s Day yesterday… :)

I was having lunch with my friends in Cobble Hill, walking around the neighborhood (love the area) and passed by the New York Fire Patrol — the illustration on the bright red door caught my eye and so I took pictures. Aren’t they something?! :)

Apparently, there are only 3 Fire Patrol House in the city, this Cobble Hill one is the third one along with Midtown house and Greenwich Village house.

((this picture is via wikipedia))

The building is so cute, too!