Resting Along The Coast of Portugal

It's 420, and we'd rather be stretched out by the pool at La Salvada. Sun sliding across the terracotta walls, a soft breeze from the Alentejo coast, and absolutely nothing on the agenda.

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Woah, we really can’t believe that it’s already mid-October, and the air really is feeling like a soft reset. The light’s dimmer, the days are quieter, and everything smells a little bit like pumpkin, smoke and cinnamon. Halloween’s creeping up on us, half candy aisle chaos, half cozy movie marathon energy, and we’re kind of just floating through it all. This is that sweet spot where doing nothing starts to feel like doing something. The in-between time where the best ideas tend to wander in, uninvited, when your brain’s off the clock and your hands are just... existing??

Lately, we’ve been thinking about how creativity shows up in the weirdest places. Like Petr Válek, who makes haunting music out of trash and chaos, or Lydia Ricci, who turns scraps most people would toss into tiny, beautiful replicas of memory. Or the Dear New York exhibit taking over Grand Central Terminal, filling the walls with faces and stories that make the city feel like a living heartbeat. And then there’s Lucy Dacus, with the extended version of Forever Is A Feeling, reminding us that time is both endless and fleeting, depending on how high you are…or how present.

Maybe this week’s about letting inspiration find you instead of chasing it.

So, without further ado, we have our weekly inspiration for you to spark your afternoon daydreams. 🌿✨

Musical Trash Robots

Artist Petr Válek, also known as The Vape, turns chaos into something kind of magical. This video captures exactly the vibe he creates in his element. Surrounded by homemade sound machines built from scraps and spare parts, creating what he calls “beautiful noise.” From metal plates crashing to wires humming on a wooden floor, it’s less about melody and more about feeling, raw, messy, alive. A reminder that art doesn’t always have to be polished to be perfect; sometimes, it just has to make you stop and listen.

Dear New York (By Humans of New York)

Brandon Stanton’s Dear New York has quietly taken over Grand Central, turning every screen, wall, and column into massive portraits and stories of the city’s people. What usually feels like a transit hub, is for the first time, a kind of immersive gallery for humanity. A space where ads once loomed, there’s now space for faces, words, and pauses. It’s public art that stares back at you and reminds you how many lives pulse through a single station in a day.

Teeny-Tiny-Messy-Mini's

Lydia Ricci turns everyday scraps into teeny tiny universes. She stitches together broken pencils, candy wrappers, fabric bits, and old receipts to build miniature worlds that feel messy, nostalgic, and deeply personal. Her sculptures lean into imperfection (we need more of that) tape seams, frayed edges, layered textures, all carrying the weight of memory. What she builds isn’t just collectible oddities, but emotional sketches of ordinary life assembled from what most of us toss away in the bin.