Stories of home, away from home

Get to know the wonderful humans sharing their personal journeys, advice, and experiences of living and pursuing their passions abroad. 

Feel at home.

Interview NOV 2022

SAEAM KWON
      South Korean human, and ceramist Saeam Kwon on intuition as a guiding tool – spiritually and physically, both in her practice but also in her life.

Interview NOV 2021

EMAN ALI
      Omani human, and visual artist Eman Ali on embracing our differences to inform our similarities, and on celebrating her body as a political act

Interview NOV 2021

NANA AFRIYIE
      Hailing from Ghana, West Africa, Nana talks about breaking the mould of expectations and becoming a child through photography.

Interview NOV 2021

FEDERICA TENTI
      Italian London-based human and photographer Federica Tenti on nostalgia as an act of healing and means to bring us closer home.

Interview MAY 2021

ADRIANE DE SOUZA
      Brazilian human, photographer, and social scientist Adriane de Souza on observation as a catalyst for becoming more human.

Interview MAY 2021

MARVIN SCHWAIBOLD
      German designer at Squarespace shares his relation with New York as a source of creative energy and dream enabler.

Interview MAY 2021

JOCELYN TSAIH
      On breaking from the confining norms to pursue her passion while using art as an acknowledgment of universal thoughts.

Interview MAY 2021

SHERIDA KUFFOUR
      “I look for kinship now, trust and vulnerability within my circles and a trade that is meaningful to me.”

Interview MARCH 2021 (Photo © Clément Letréguilly)

HERISSON REDI
      Human and designer Herisson Redi shares his journey from the west to the east and everything in between.

Interview MARCH 2021 (Photo © Enric Badrinas)

MARINA ESMERALDO
      “The biggest challenge was to overcome the feeling I had of not belonging anywhere.”

Interview MARCH 2021

LIONEL TAURUS
      “I moved so much in my life that I redefined what home meant to me.”

Interview MARCH 2021

AMRITA MARINO
      Indian-born American designer and illustrator express her deep sense of belonging and the cultural influence on pursuing her passion as an artist.

Interview MARCH 2021

TEE TRAN
      Human, designer and world wanderer. Tee is a first-generation Vietnamese American currently residing in Melbourne, Australia. 

Interview MARCH 2021

XAVIER BOURDIL
      French designer and founder of index.studio shares notes of reflection on his one year living in Barcelona during the pandemic.

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