Thank you to Open House and everybody who came by
Last weekend, we turned a quiet café in Berlin into something else entirely.
For one night, it became a bar, a showroom, a living room, a place to land. The idea was simple: bring The Way Home to life—at least for an evening—and share a piece of what we’ve been building. What followed was one of those nights that just feels right. Familiar faces, unexpected ones, a soundtrack that made the room glow, and the kind of conversations that don’t check the time.
As the sun set, we shifted gears.
The café turned bar. Lights dimmed. Drinks poured. And the music took over.
George Snow and Magic Manfred played a live set on a beautifully improvised setup—assembled from the gear we had at home. It wasn’t perfect. That’s exactly why it worked. The sound was raw, warm, groovy—tuned just right for the room. The full set lives on as a mixtape now, waiting for anyone who wants to revisit the mood.
Throughout the night, we quietly debuted something that felt huge for us:
the very first blind dummy of The Way Home.
No content yet—just the form, the weight, the feel. Still, it carried meaning. A sign that this journal we've been talking about for so long is becoming real. Alongside it, we showed edition prints by Mark Sommerfeld, whose photography continues to help shape the emotional core of our project.
Also hanging quietly from the walls and racks:
The Door is Always Open — a new limited shirt made in collaboration with EDO Goods.
More than a piece of clothing, it’s a phrase we live by. An invitation to step in. A quiet statement of intent. A little reminder that there's always space at the table.
Hometown Journal
The Door Is Always Open - Limited Shirt
What really made the night, though, were the people.
We made new friends. Reconnected with old ones. We shared beers, snacks, stories. We listened. We laughed. We danced. And we left feeling full—of gratitude, ideas, possibility.
To everyone who came: thank you. To those who signed the guestbook or just left a good word: thank you. To anyone who stood in that room and felt something: thank you.
This night reminded us that this is working. That the thing we’re building—this book, this journal, this community—matters.
But it’s not finished yet.
We’re still looking for 72 more preorders to bring The Way Home into print. If you believe in slow stories, in print that lingers, in projects built with love—this is your sign.
Hometown Journal
Episode 4 'The Way Home' (Pre-order)
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The Way Home @ Openhouse Berlin
We turned a Berlin café into a bar, showroom & launch party for our magazine. Music, prints, new friends & the first look at The Way Home.
The Way Home @ Openhouse Berlin
We turned a Berlin café into a bar, showroom & launch party for our magazine. Music, prints, new friends & the first look at The Way Home.
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