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Food and Purpose

In 2022, Thu Thuy Pham and Phuong Thao Westphal, two friends of Vietnamese-German backgrounds...

My Dojo: David Zilber

What's one practice that has changed your life you can share with us? It was a piece advice...

Tiempo de Zafra

The holistic beauty of the beaches, like the life of most artists, like the environment of Santo Domingo...

Seize The Day Like A Stoic

You’re alive right now. In front of you sits just a handful of hours...

Hannah Dunkelberg

What are you the most proud of in your space? The studio itself. What’s that one practice that has changed your life that you want to share with us? Art.

Hannah Kuhlmann

How are you able to create your most authentic quality work? Furniture are objects which have a direct contact to our bodies in everyday life, unlike art on walls or objects in shelves.

Anna Santangelo

What are you the most proud of in your space? The community of friends and creatives that exist in our studio.

Volodymyr Sannikov

What are you the most proud of in your space?  I think it’s models of climbing holds that I’ve made, of course not all of them...

Tom Król

Where and how are you able to create your most authentic, highest quality work? I think that the artistic practice is one that has many phases…

Making Friends with our Fears

When we grow up, we are told to be strong; to fight our fears...

Learning from Lina

Explore the spatial and social aspects of legendary Brazilian modernist Lina Bo Bardi’s most striking works

Know Thyself

It is strange, but we are alive. On Jiu Jitsu by a martial artist and poet Dennis Freischlad

Samma Samādhi

There is only one moment in the creative process when our thoughts should digress in a cultivated way: in the “incubation phase.” This is the first phase after we have received an assignment and are still have a distance from the problem. Under time pressure, this is not easy at all

Making in Movies

Enchanted Embodiment

Running Through Isolation

No Such Thing As A Fresh Start

The Analogue Comeback

Ever since the introduction of the personal computer...

The Art of Touch

Growing up as an Indigenous Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand

The Flower of Life

Based on Cong Le Tran’s Vietnamese roots and upbringing in Germany

The Jean Genie: Story of a Denim Lover

Dare to be Eternal: Oliver Urman

Don’t be afraid, take a bite!

Tareet’s Visions

A Primitive Walk

Attitude and Altitude

A Call with Tricia and Terry Jones

Hot Air: Filmmaker Regina Schilling

Massimo Vitali

Finding Presence in Running

Lacuna Studios

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Fav Unrealised Project: presentOS

One of my Favourite Unrealized Project’s I dream of building since a while is presentOS. I recently released the first version of the landing page with a preview and a Join Waitlist sign-up.

Hugo Hoppmann

Payment for a TV Show

I was asked by Hessischer Rundfunk if they could report on a photo project of mine. It would be a report that would be broadcast on German television.

Marina Hoppmann

Fav Unrealized Project: Untethered Families

After last session, I’ve been reflecting on the Rick Rubin concept about scaling back in order to move forward—making something smaller before making it bigger.

Brittney Carmody

Daily Debriefing

Started this year to end my "work day" (e.g. when I close my laptop) with answering the following: What is my #1 achievement of the day? (practicing gratefulness and ending the day with a feeling of accomplishment)

Rea Stamatoulakis

Green-House: Six Songs for Invisible Gardens

Six Songs for Invisible Gardens is the Most Calming and soothing Record I have ever heard, if you have trouble relaxing or sleeping this record is better than ...

Lars Moereels

Why we should use AI to expand what it means to be Human

To kick off new AI Space, I wanted to share a great new talk that Sari Azout (founder of Sublime) recently gave at the Sana Summit in Stockholm.

Hugo Hoppmann

Make Something Heavy.

This is an essay by Anu Atluru, follow her on Substack. We're creating more than ever, but it weighs nothing.

Sarah Discours

Present Principle: Just Play the First Note

Why does starting something you know is important sometimes feels like the hardest thing to do?

Hugo Hoppmann

Taste of Cherry (1997)

I'm a huge fan of Iranian movies. This one is true masterpiece. This movie is like a meditative journey for me, it really immerses in this story.

Sasha Korobov

Fav Unrealized Project: XORI.

From discussions in the last call, I was reminded of a project “hiwa-i-te-rangi” that I have started years ago and haven’t finished.

Taitiana Taukiri

Consistency Club #4: Follow-up

Present People! Here is the Recap of ✨Consistency Club #4. Major Win: Taitiana Completed Her Golf Collection!

Hugo Hoppmann

Tools and Resources

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Managing Time and Energy

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Present Protocols are battle-tested strategies for a healthier work approach and more clarity.

Creative Unblocking

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Present Principles are collected life lessons and learnings to support you when you're stuck or lost on track.

Essential Wisdom

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Present Summaries are a curation and summaries of the most powerful books on managing life as a Modern Maker.

Sensei

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While your Sensei is in the making, we assembled a knowledge base for all topics surrounding Present

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