Seattle - January 04, 2007

New Year, New Yu

Herman Yu Desk Calendar

Start diet. Curb chronic lateness. Read The New Yorker weekly (and not just the cartoons). You had lofty goals in 2006.

Too bad self-improvement overload set in right around week two (blame it on that first two-croissant Sunday at Cafe Besalu).

Resolve to do better in 2007, starting with Herman Yu’s desk calendar — twelve dreamy pages where January through December is still a clean slate.

Recognized for her work with Calvin Klein and Herman Miller, the designer’s lush images are inspired by natural objects (cherry blossoms, a cluster of branches) and printed on thick, creamy card stock. The result: an elegant, modern date-keeper that’ll put your obnoxious co-worker’s office-supply-store clunker to shame.

Not that you’d ever be so petty or small-minded to judge like that.

This week, anyway.

Available at Swee Swee Paperie & Studio, 4218 Southwest Alaska Street, West Seattle (206-937-7933). To see styles, go to hermanyu.com.