Colin Lynch grew up in St. Louis, but he learned how to blow and bend glass from the preeminent experts in Venice. Now, he designs, melts, and reworks jewelry for his line Keane in NYC, and you can peek inside his very hot studio (glass melts above 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit!). READ MORE

Sabine Le Guyader and Jill Martinelli sweat it out at work all summer long, tooling away on new jewelry designs for their line Lady Grey in their Brooklyn studio. But the duo also takes time out to make themselves a nice lunch when they can - and their go-to recipe for steamy days is a chilled green gazpacho that, as Jill says, is "refreshing, healthy, totally addictive, and could also be thought of as a spicy, savory smoothie - your call." READ MORE

Lindsey Reif, the brains behind the Portland-based brand Reifhaus, is a sucker for contemporary lines and compelling details, both hallmarks of the Bauhaus creative movement, which encouraged interwar-period students and teachers to pursue their crafts together in workshops and design studios. Specifically, Lindsey is drawn to the work of three visionary, original women of the period. "The female artists from the Bauhaus era could do it all - weaving, furniture, product design, pottery, photography, and painting," she explains, and she's here to share the impressive details. READ MORE

One of our all-time favorite podcast guests, author Mira Jacob, is back! This time, she's talking Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, her new graphic memoir that we're basically obsessed with. The book explores the vulnerability of difficult conversations and navigating identity, and we are all ears. Listen in - and don't be shy if you feel the need to take notes. READ MORE

"Long Beach is probably the most underrated, best-kept secret of Southern California," insists Analisa, a SoCal girl through and through. "And no, I'm not just saying that because I grew up here!" It's also the home base for her line of ethically made leather bags, Marloe, and the subject of her city guide, which delivers the sort chill you get from a day spent hunting for hidden murals and taste-testing tiki drinks. READ MORE