Ted Vadakan is co-author of the book CREATIVE SPACES and part of the duo behind lifestyle brand Poketo. Since its foundation in 2003, Poketo infuses the everyday with aesthetic intentionality with carefully curated and created design-conscious goods meant to cultivate a creative lifestyle. 

Block Shop is a Los Angeles-based textile brand and design studio founded by artist sisters Hopie and Lily Stockman. They started with a small collection of scarves in 2013 made in Jaipur, India, with the goal of supporting and celebrating the Indian hand block printing tradition.

A native of Canada, artist and designer Stephen Kenn has been working in the design world for nearly a decade, creating multiple denim lines, men’s travel luggage, and now turning his eye towards the world of furniture design. He has a passion for art and a deep respect for the creative process.

Mark “Frosty” McNeill is a DJ, radio producer, sonic curator, filmmaker and creative community builder based in Los Angeles. He’s the founder of dublab.com, a pioneering web radio station that has been exploring wide-spectrum music since 1999. McNeill hosts Celsius Drop, a weekly dublab radio show and has produced long-running programs for Red Bull Radio, Marfa Public Radio, and KPFK 90.7fm.