01 / OBJECTS
The things
we choose to keep.
A chipped cup, a borrowed book, a chair that has moved with us. An inventory of quiet companions.
Read the observation ↗THE ART OF EVERYDAY
We moved the table
away from the wall.
One Saturday, one room and a blue cup: an essay on what we keep.
Read the cover story ↗The things
02 / PLACES
Between the city
and the garden.
One shared courtyard, six neighbours, and the small rituals that turn a passage into a place.
Visit the courtyard ↗03 / PRACTICE
In praise of
the unfinished.
On leaving a little space for change, and finding a different kind of completeness.
Continue reading ↗A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
This issue started
with a question about space.
This issue began with a question about space. Not square metres, but the kind of room we make for each other, for a thought, for an ordinary afternoon.
There are three short stories and one long read in this issue.
Mara & the Plainroom team
A JOURNAL WORTH RETURNING TO
Every issue looks at objects, places and the people who use them.
Begin with the long read ↗