Who she is:

Jamie Dunn, EK Success Brands creative director of K&Company, makers of paper-arts products.

How long she’s done it:

One year at this position but six years total.

Location, location, location:

In December, EK Success Brands relocated their offices near the airport to just outside the Crossroads Arts District at 23rd and McGee. While their prior spot was handy for flying to trade shows, their new third-floor hub is within Kansas City’s center of creativity — important for inspiring new products and projects. The new digs feature tall windows with a sweet view of Crown Center.

Inspiring inspiration:

Starting in the lobby, you catch the modern-mixed-with-vintage vibe of EK Success Brands. Walls are clad in salvaged metal that’s tarnished along the edges. Reupholstered flea-market furniture sits atop reclaimed barnwood flooring. Cage-like industrial pendants hang from the ceiling. Employees collaborated with 360 Architecture on an inspirational space with walls of chalkboards and magnetized pinboards. “We need to be inspired so we can inspire people to be inspired,” Dunn says.

Field trips:

On First Friday in January, Dunn and her colleagues were headed to the West Bottoms to hunt for treasures at Good Ju Ju and Bottoms Up. They’ve brought back fun finds in the past, including a well-worn leather suitcase with the perfect patina of peeling travel stickers. Yesterday’s luggage just might morph into tomorrow’s scrapbook pages and stickers.