NYMX is what happens when Hudson Valley cool and Brooklyn chic meet up with Mexican craftsmanship.
Welcome to NYMX
Meet Stewart and Jeff
Stewart's a design professor in CDMX, who now divides his time between Mexico City and Brooklyn, and Jeff's an entertainment businessman who lives in Woodstock, NY. The two first met and became close friends in Katonah, NY over 30 years ago.
While each had very different professional lives, they both found themselves raising
similarly aged daughters. The families shared interests in travel, culture, the arts, cooking, hiking and FOOD.
Fast forward a few years to Mexico exploration.
Stewart, Jeff, and their wives developed a deep interest in exploring more remote areas of the country. From the verdant hills of Chiapas, to the beaches and artisan towns of Oaxaca, to the cenote-dotted Yucatán and of course, the sprawling metropolis that is Mexico City, they became avid collectors of Mexican crafts and developed a great appreciation of Mexican artisanship, along with meeting the warm, wonderful, creative people behind the work.
Along the way, they fell in love with “carteras”, or card holders. Rather than dealing with overloaded wallets, they found all they really needed while traveling were a few cards, IDs and cash. Carteras do the job - they're sleek, handsome and slim enough to fit in a shirt pocket or any pant pocket. Both Stewart and Jeff loved the side benefit of sparing back pain caused by fat, bulging wallets in back pockets!
After years of use, Stewart and Jeff's personal carteras have only gotten better. The quality leather has patinaed perfectly, is broken in, and continues to hold all contents.
Friends, relatives, and neighbors regularly ask about the carteras which caused Stewart and Jeff to think...a business plan was in the works.
After years of searching a variety of Mexico’s "pueblos magicos" or magical villages, Stewart and Jeff found themselves in Guanajuato. A picturesque city about five hours from Mexico City, they immediately fell in love with the place. During a weekend of exploring, they stumbled onto a small leather goods shop. A conversation with the artisan led to another meeting which led to a visit to the workshop. A relationship was born, and over a few mezcals, NYMX came into existence.
NYMX - from Guanajuato to your pocket!