New York Times Travel
I went to New York to receive my silver medal from the Society of Illustrators a few weeks ago. It has been almost 20 years since my last visit. I heard NYC has gotten much safer, and was surprised to find that SOHO has changed a lot since then. I saw many design furniture stores as well as fashion brand stores like UNIQLO, Camper, etc. It was just like Aoyama in Tokyo. Apple stores had always been handy when I need to use wifi on my iPhone in Manhattan during the stay.
Anyhow, it was great to meet all the illustrators I admire at the show opening. I am especially grateful to Yuko Shimizu and Josh Cochran for inviting me to their studio. I also had a chance to meet with my rep Sally for the first time after we have been working together for 10 years. Here is a set of photos we shot in NY.
The above image is my illustration for The New York Times Travel section. I picked up the copy when I was in Manhattan. I happened to be staying at Westin Times Square, so it was just a couple of minutes walk to visit Rodrigo (Art Director).