Dovetail
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On Triangulation (opens the original)
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If we haven’t met yet, I’m Lauren.I’m a brand strategist and creative director based in Nashville. Dovetail Together is a place for essays on food, gatherings, design, the art of living well - and how it all dovetails together.Dovetail is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-
Abandoned Building Series: Hold Still (opens the original)
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If we haven’t met yet, I’m Lauren.I’m a brand strategist and creative director based in Nashville. Dovetail Together is my Substack — a place for essays on food, gatherings, design, the art of living well - and how it all dovetails together.This is the Abandoned Building Series: forgotten spaces and places, reimagined. Each one unfolds in three layers: concept, design, and sensory world.Consider this a small tour through my imagination.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"
On Nicolò (opens the original)
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We have been in a kind of season that swallows a calendar whole. But I am back in action, and I want to pick it up properly.For anyone just joining, or anyone who needs the recap: this series lets people peek into my brain. It’s a swirl of vision, design, brand, story, world-building, food, hospitality, curiosity, and audacity all rolled into one.Inspired by Olivia Herrick’s creative prompt; I take a real, abandoned building and I create a concept around what I wish would come alive there. The c
On Arriving at Nine (opens the original)
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A note before the next episode of the Abandoned Building Series, which will resume when I return from Tahoe.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="965" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IhO6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_
Abandoned Building Series: Nicoló (opens the original)
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If we haven’t met yet, I’m Lauren.I’m a brand strategist and creative director based in Nashville. Dovetail Together is my Substack — a place for essays on food, gatherings, design, the art of living well - and how it all dovetails together.This is the Abandoned Building Series: forgotten spaces and places, reimagined. Each one unfolds in three layers: concept, design, sensory world. Consider this a small tour through my imagination.I gave a little brief backstory of this series here<
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