Smaller, more carefully considered boutique hotels have opened around the globe to refine the idea that hotels can be more than just a bare-bones home base while traveling. YOWIE is sharpening the concept even further.

One of the best things about collectors is talking to them about the pieces they are passionate about and why they collect. L’Escargot Papier started as a shop that sells journals and sketchbooks made from salvage hardcovers.

With imperfection and the pure beauty of nature as their north star, the online shop and design studio Slow Roads curates a tight edit of art, home decor, and other handcrafted objects.

Project for Empty Space champions socially-minded artists, providing exhibition opportunities and workspaces to those on the margins of access and messaging.

Book lovers have no shortage of ways to find each other, and Seen Library has added another layer to the traditional book club. Based in LA, Seen Library brings readers together via events, book exchange, and old-fashioned conversation.