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Lina Puentes

Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia

Position: Art Director

Year started: 2013

Lina Puentes is a bubbly, comical soul. Being the only Colombian Lermano, she brings a different energy to the office. She’s the art director every one turns to when they need a quick edit, the one to laugh at anyone’s jokes, and she’s always down for a good time (no, the day of the week doesn’t matter).

When she’s not at the office consumed in Adobe Photoshop or InDesign, Lina enjoys watching movies, long walks, and sitting in coffee shops simply absorbing life around her. Lina also plays the ukulele (note: she has never brought it to the office and put on a show for us, so we’re not sure how true this “talent” claim is).

Being an artist of many forms, Lina loves to dabble in old-fashioned pencil-to-paper, so drawing and lettering are also stacked on her list of hobbies. In fact, Lina’s most memorable career moment: her drawings made it into one of The Home Depot’s holiday spots. Lina loves traveling, so if she were immortal for a day, she’d do just that – and by traveling, we mean she would “explore outer space with the hope of running into a black hole.”

Hopefully that never happens, because we love her right here on Earth, at Richards/Lerma.

Favorites

Quote: “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”

Place: London

Movie(s): “Chicken with Plums” and “The Science of Sleep”

Music: Indie