The JPD Studio team of Jessica, Kim, Krista, Vita and Angel got to be glamorous (and freezing) models for a day when we were fortunate enough to be shot by the fantastic photographer Nadia Natario in Brooklyn, New York.

The shoot took place on an absolutely frigid day in January. We started the shoot on the amazing rooftop of Factory Brooklyn, where Nadia nearly froze her fingers off setting each of us up in front of the killer views and graffiti on the walls of the rooftop. We love the way the colors on the walls and the dramatic skyline shots really pop in the photos. We tried our best to pretend we were comfortable in the freezing wind whipping through on the rooftop, but it was definitely a challenge. Nadia’s poor fingers definitely needed a little time to warm up on the drive to our next location, the Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The Brooklyn Bridge Park served as the perfect spot for the second portion of the photo shoot, with stunning views of the of the Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. This was the perfect backdrop for group shots as well as more individual portraits for our JPD Studio team bios. Even though we aren’t what you’d call professional models, Nadia was a fantastic photographer and made us feel comfortable while she brought out our true personalities in each shot. We ended the shoot and warmed up a bit with lunch at a cafe near the Brooklyn Bridge Park before heading back to the office.

Peruse the shots from the shoot on the Jessica Perilla Design fanpage on Facebook (you don’t need an account to view them). We’d be flattered if you became a fan too. Happy spring from the glamorous JPD Studio team!

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We’re feeling like very lucky ladies here at JPD Studio; we had the opportunity to attend the taping of the “tech show” of the Martha Stewart Show yesterday!

Jessica, Deb, Kim, Krista and our friend Olga of Lipstockist.com were in the audience for the show, which will air in New York City at 11 am this Friday, Oct. 2. The topic was technology, and the show’s goal was to get viewers up-to-date on Twitter, Facebook, MyYahoo, and more! Twitter co-founder Biz Stone explained how “tweeting” has changed communication; Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes de-mystified the popular site; plus, we received essential tips from New York Times tech columnist David Pogue and Yahoo web editor Heather Cabot. It was so much fun!

At JPD Studio, we believe the social networking opportunities that sites like Facebook and Twitter offer are a brilliant, easy and free way to drive traffic to your site, so we were really excited to see Martha speak to the people behind these huge movements. We were encouraged to update our own Twitter and Facebook feeds during the taping; it was really fun to tweet and update our statuses to tell everyone what was happening in real time. Krista was even able to ask Martha a question about the way this new way of communicating is changing our personal lives and the workplace. It was so exciting!

Martha was fantastic in person and her studio in Chelsea was gorgeous. We’re inspired and so happy we were able to be a part of her show, especially since it was about tech communication: something that’s important to us. If you’re in New York City, please tune in at 11 am this Friday, Oct. 2 on NBC to watch! For a full listing of her show times, visit MarthaStewart.com.

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JPD Studio is a proud sponsor of The Mural Project,  which will paint a beautiful mural at the Montefiore Children’s Hospital September 26 and October 3. The Mural Project was founded by JPD Studio’s Creative Director Jessica Perilla  in April 2007, and encourages artists to collaborate and donate their skills by creating lively, nurturing and visually stimulating murals in hospital walls to enhance healing for sick patients.

This latest project at Montefiore Children’s Hospital will take up three walls, so the project has been split into two days; Sat., Sept. 26 and Sat., Oct. 3. JPD Studio will be sponsoring and supplying all paints and brushes, but artists are free to bring their own supplies if preferred. The hospital will also be filming for a documentary about the project, so they’ll be photographing and recording a time lapse of the artists painting, as well as conducting interviews of any artists who would like to participate! The Mural Project team will need all the help they can get to complete this special project in two days, so please tell all your creative friends, and RSVP for one day or both at TheMuralProject.com if you know you can make it!

The Montefiore Children’s Hospital is located at 305 E 161st St, Bronx, NY 10451. The project starts at 9 am, and will be on the first floor, all the way to the back of the floor. Take the 4 train there, get off at 161 St./Yankee Stadium, then head southeast on E 161st St toward Gerard Ave.

We hope to see you there!

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We’ve had a very busy summer here at JPD Studio. Our team has been working hard on multiple projects with our amazing clients, which has kept us happy and busy, but we decided recently we were definitely in need of a little fun.

So when we decided we needed a culinary field trip to bond and relieve some stress, we knew we wanted something fun, tasty and local. Dos Caminos, located in our ‘hood at 27th Street and Park in New York City, was a given! We headed over during their extended NYC Restaurant Week with our friends Yaritsa Arenas of Pixie Girl Designs, and Heidi Stanley of Long Live Love Designs. They stuffed us with guacamole, chips, tuna, short ribs, chicken, sweet potato fries, vanilla bean flan… and on, and on, and… on. Suffice it to say we were well fed and happy when we left.

After our field trip, we’re back in the office, ready to bring it! We’re refreshed, inspired and happy ladies.

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