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Airbnb in Context
Though it was particularly identifiable in cafés, the same sensibility could be found in coworking spaces, start-up offices, hotels, and restaurants—all spaces where time was temporarily spent and aesthetic was flaunted, where physical space was turned into a product.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
I met Bruno Haid in a cafe that Igor Schwarzmann could have been describing, an austere garage in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, full of blonde wood, understated leather furniture, and motorcycle gear, which the shop also sells. Haid is the founder of Roam, an international "co-living" startup that promises its users — "Roamers" — the ability to move free... See more
Kyle Chayka • How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world
