We’re all flawed. Some more than others. For anyone who thinks it’s too late to change, you’d be mistaken. There are exactly 8 days left to enter The 2026 Flow Photo Contest presented by Kodak with $50,000 in cash-o-la available. You could take some of that cash and find a way to work on some of your problems or buy a new hat. Get yourself out of two jams. We’re all flawed. Here’s to helping each other through it on a Friday.

A few things to know about the Flow Brickell Farmers Market this Sunday. See you there, Sally.

Surreal Life

When life feels like a dream, according to some of the better photographers we know. Recommend viewing while listening to this song.

Do You Juggle?

We’re looking for people with a passion for community, oneness, nature, dogs, and who are self-proclaimed juggling experts. Last one is optional, not required. Come join the Flow team.

Other Good News & Happenings

• How to: Use less plastic.

• Ceramic tattooing in the back of a guy named Steve’s house. Not what you think.

• It’s Spring, the birds are singing their little bird hearts out, and we’re listening to this playlist.

• Lavender Fields Forever.

• Surf Shacks Vol. 2.

• Looking for a center for culture and community? Head to your local record store.

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Giving back is important. Things like paying for the coffee of the person behind you in line is one way. Doing the dishes without being asked, going to a beach cleanup, or getting involved with your local community are others. And until April 24th at 11:59:59 PM EST, you can add, “Submitting a photo to The Flow Photo Contest” to that list. This year, a portion of all proceeds from each and every submission will go to one of five organizations doing some pretty amazing things for the world: Surfrider Foundation, Hi, How Are You Project, charity: water, Music Farming, and Re:wild. You submit a photo for $6 at this fancy little link, and the good humans over at one of the aforementioned nonprofits will make sure they do their part. How’s that for delight on a Tuesday in April? 10 days and counting. More good things coming your way.

New hat alert. Get wavy with it. Something to keep the sun off.

Kooks Encouraged

The Surf Issue is headed to mailboxes later this year, and we’re counting the days until we head to the Golden State for Sessions Surf Festival. Living vicariously through the Surf category entries in the meantime.

Jack, Say What?

A little birdie recently told us that Jack Johnson doesn’t make banana pancakes, a bombshell we’re hoping to dive into in a part-two interview. Check out part one here.

Marco’s Story

Marco’s a cool guy if there ever was one. A musician, one hell of a surfer, and a Flow neighbor with a love for his community all come to mind as reasons why that statement is true. Get to know him yourself and why he chose Flow.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Humpbacks being humpbacks. Classic whale magic.

• Meet the women tackling the waves of Nazaré.

• Parkipelago for $500.

• Coming soon: Fresh prints over at The Flow Print Shop.

• When to look up for this month’s meteor shower.

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“As convenient as the pencil.” George Eastman had one big ole mission during his heyday: to make photography accessible to anyone and everyone. So that any regular person could pick up a camera and take a photo, no fuss necessary. We’re pretty glad the high school dropout and photo hobbyist followed his dreams and brought us Kodak. It started as a pretty simple idea, but the impact changed photography as we know it. From capturing pictures of the first American in space to the birds in our backyards, Kodak gets the timing right. One of the reasons we shook hands and partnered up with them for another year of The Flow Photo Contest. You can learn more about Mr. Eastman’s story here. Then hopefully you’re filled with an overwhelming amount of admiration and inspiration, and send us a few of your shots over here at The Photo Contest. Hopefully. We’ll be waiting in the dark room. Other delightful-type things for your Tuesday, coming right up, Sally.

You can now wake up to the same tunes as Artemis II. Thanks, Houston.

Coming Soon: Sir David

The David Attenborough Issue of Flow Trip Magazine is coming down the line in May to celebrate Sir David’s big 100. FYI, Mallory will be wearing this t-shirt until May 8th.

New Nation Alert

There’s a new nation in town. Meet Slowjamastan. Where reply-all emails are banned, and going over the speed limit is allowed only if tacos are aboard the vehicle. Oh, and a raccoon is the national animal.

Slow and Steady

There must be something in the water. Probably just Ben Thouard on his way to Miami to judge this year’s Photo Contest. See you soon, Ben.

Other Good News & Happenings

• False alarm, folks. Jonathan is alive.

• Meet Amani.

• Celebrating Mama Nature with Nat Geo and friends this month.

• Things to hang on your walls. More prints coming soon.

• “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.”

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Napkins on the lap. Clap clap clap. We have an announcement to make, and we’re going to try really hard not to spill our iced tea. The Flow Photo Contest presented by Kodak is back, Jack. Technically, it’s not back until Monday, but if we’re not ready to go by now, then we have no business hosting what is arguably the greatest photo contest on the planet. New categories. New judges. $50,000 big ones. And maybe most important: A portion of all entry fees will be donated to quality organizations like Surfrider Foundation, Hi, How Are You Project, charity: water, Music Farming, and Re:wild. Them’s the rules. You can start gathering intel on the judges and all the other important details right here. If you’re grasping for straws in our iced tea on what to submit, and that rocket launch or full moon you took yesterday just isn’t sitting right, check out the old Flow Trip Instagram for some inspiration. Adding some sugar and lemon, and we’re on our way. Picture-taking devices at the ready. Starts this Monday and goes until April 24th. More good things on a Wednesday in April.

Wednesday, April 8th. Join Laura Rubin at Flow Brickell to celebrate her new book, The Big Unlock, and explore the simple act of writing things down. RSVP here.

Hang ‘Em Up

Nice things to hang on your walls. A few prints we admire from the winners of last year’s Photo Contest, framed and ready to hang for that redecorating you’re always talking about with the help of our pals over at Framebridge. Join the anti-bare walls club.

Capturing History

Four astronauts beamed up into space yesterday evening. In case the aliens interfered with your satellite, here’s a look at a handful of iconic photos from the launch.

A Trip Down Nostalgia Lane

Last year, we took a trip down memory lane with Kodak with an ode to the Super 8 in honor of its 60th birthday. Another round of applause for the camera that shaped the archives of our lives.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Wave-making negatives.

• Something to watch. Turning the camera around with Nat Geo.

• Meet Allegra — 2026 Flow Photo Contest judge and a pretty badass ocean photographer.

• Rick Rubin x Adam on creativity, oneness, and community.

• Have an amazinglyer afternoon, why don’t you.

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WARNING: We skipped April Fool's Day this year and gave all of our love to Kit Kat. Row, row, row, your boat. We return to another edition of Afternoon Delight: The Sleep Edition. This time, we’re joined by Deirdre Barrett, PhD, who has been helping us figure out dream science. A psychologist at Harvard Medical School, author of The Committee of Sleep and Pandemic Dreams, and President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. That's enough to allow us to say you should read what we worked on together for The Sleep Issue and learn about every dream you've ever had or will have. No joke. Break us off a piece of that Kit Kat bar.

Celebrate the power of putting pen to paper with Laura Rubin and her new book, The Big Unlock — Wednesday, April 8th at Flow Brickell. Let us know if you’re coming.

The FAQs of Sleep

Drink a warm glass of milk. Count sheep. Buy a fancy schmancy pillow. There are plenty of tips for turning your brain off at bedtime. Thankfully, the experts over at Oura are setting the record straight for how to actually get better sleep tonight.

Conch Cure

Scientists have once and for all uncovered a possible new cure for sleep apnea: blowing into a conch shell daily. Still not an excuse to go around stealing shells from sea snails. Respect the shell.

On the Midnight Menu

Turns out what you put inside your body makes a difference when you close your eyes at night. We got the ins and outs from Flow foods of what should be on the dinner menu and why your midnight snack should be a handful of mushrooms.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Someone to follow. The clouds have eyes.

• Big sleepy cat energy from Flow neighbor, Yoyo Nasty.

• Wake me up when hibernation ends.

• The Sleep Whisperer of Sleep — “And you will go to beeeed.”

• Wimoweh.

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Maybe sleep is psychedelic magic. Not the jump down a rabbit hole and meet a bunch of whimsical creatures in Wonderland, kind. More like the teaching-us-to-surrender-and-trust-that-something-greater-than-us-is-helping, kind. A psychedelic magic that Dr. David Djebali knows well. We had the recent privilege of working with him for The Sleep Issue of Flow Trip Magazine to deep-dive into why exactly sleep can be such a transformative experience each night and how we can harness it to better ourselves when the lights go off. Trippy stuff. You can read what he has to say here or grab a print copy of The Sleep Issue. Things to think about on a Tuesday in March. Don’t eat the colorful mushrooms on the bedside table, Alice.

42 songs to knock you out, curated by Flow neighbor, James Klynn. Thanks James.

Don’t Sleep on It

There’s no Sleep category in The Photo Contest this year. But by no means does that mean you shouldn’t submit the photo of your pet snoozing in a sunny spot on a Sunday afternoon. Learn more here. We’ll keep an eye out for the dog when submissions open this Monday. Deal? Deal.

Shuttle-eye

Humans are headed back to the moon in a couple of days. This is how they’ll sleep on the journey there. Good luck up there, friends. We’re rooting for you.

Dream Journaling With Laura

We’re throwing a little journaling shindig with Laura Rubin at Flow Brickell in the name of all things pen and paper and her new book. RSVP here — some motivation to finally start that dream journal.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Life is Flashing Before your Eyes. Deep on a Tuesday.

• A conversation with Mr. Paulie Westfork, aka the Sleep Lord of Mattress Retail.

• Dreamy waves by Owen Jackson. Gettin’ hippy.

• Something to see. 130 pieces of art, all created in honor of slumber.

• 1,104 nights of sleeping under the stars. Don’t let the mosquitoes bite.

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Look alive. Things we’ve learned this week so far. Lisa is a saint. The Sleep Issue is starting to find bedside tables and mailboxes. We hosted a launch event, and no one showed up in pajamas or with a sleeping bag — little disappointing. Otters fall asleep holding hands so they don’t drift away from each other. And the story and history of where and how mattress stores became so prevalent can all be tied back to a guy named Tony from Queens. Interesting week. We’re grateful for it all. Other good news and sleep-related content to help on a Friday from Flow.

The Sleep Issue, presented by Oura. Sweet dreams.

708-816-2800

Dial that number right there, and the good librarians of Oak Park Library will read you a bedtime story of your choice. Fingers crossed this isn’t a mattress company sales scheme. Highly recommend The Bear Snores On.

Why Flow

We sat down with Marco, one of our Flow neighbors, to talk about what he values most about his community and life at Flow Fort Lauderdale. Keep an eye out for more words from Flow neighbors as we kick off this new series, Why Flow, on our stories site.

The Big Unlock

Apart from curating a few pages of rest-provoking prompts for The Sleep Issue, our friend Laura Rubin has been busy putting all of her journaling secrets and tips into a new book to help people use pen and paper to better their lives. Pre-order your copy here.

Other Good News & Happenings

• How to sleep like a caveman.

• 1,375 feet under for the deepest sleep of your life makes sense. Just don’t forget the melatonin up top.

• And the award for the largest spring mattress ever recorded goes to…

• A knocker-whatter?

• Mother Nature’s waking up over in the Golden State — a guide to responsibly seeing California’s superblooms.

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Not today, but the day after that. Tomorrow at Flow Miami, we’ll be celebrating The Sleep Issue of Flow Trip Magazine presented by Oura, and introducing Flow Practice with Dr. David. Please do not wear pajamas. Anyone stopping through will get the chance to hear Dr. David tell his story on the importance of rest and why it actually matters how many hours you spend with your eyes closed. They’ll also be treated to one of the most relaxing 30 minutes of their life, thanks to a sound healing session with Sarita from Heartspace Collective. Did we mention the chamomile tea bar and mocktails from our friend at Little Saints? If you haven’t caught on by now, the goal is for you to go back home and enjoy the best night’s sleep you’ve had in your whole life and dream about Dr. David jumping over the moon. And to celebrate the release of The Sleep Issue and Flow Practice opening its doors. That part's important, and so is the next thing. Anyone who swings by will walk away with a nice new copy of the magazine, along with a $100 voucher for any service or membership to Flow Practice, including IVs and personalized sleep advice. Let us know if you’re coming and RSVP here. Don’t forget to set the alarm clock, you sleepy heads. No PJs.

Speak for the trees. If you might consider adding your voice to the mix.

Down the Rabbit Hole

Deirdre knows dreams. The Harvard professor and dream connoisseur walked us through how to decode, direct, and harness the power of dreams. Plus some tips and tricks on how to stop having dreams about being 16 years old again in your birthday suit in front of your entire high school.

A Photography Contest for Photographers

Nature, Surf, Energy, Oneness, Film. In case you forgot, those are the categories for this year’s Flow Photo Contest. Six bucks to enter and the possibility of taking home $50,000, starting April 6th. Any photo will do — even that one of your dog chasing a squirrel. We want to see it.

Art Is the Word

Lucky us. We have the pleasure of hosting six incredible creators who call Flow home as a part of the Artist Residency Program. Come take a look at what they’ve been up to tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Flow Brickell.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Back to the ‘90s with Geoff and Neil from Patagonia. Straight outta the greenroom.

• Rugs on the brain.

• All’s well that EndSwell. Something good from journaling expert and our pal, Laura.

• Say it with us: Birds are real, and their songs are worth saving.

• Cue heavy rain pouring. Tried and true for some shut-eye, courtesy of the Art Director.

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A brown bat usually sleeps about 19.9 hours per day, whereas a giraffe sleeps about 1.3 hours per day. True things. Also, you should know that within 5 minutes of waking, 50 percent of your dreams are forgotten; and within 10 minutes, 90 percent are gone. This is not an email to forget — this is an email to share that The Sleep Issue comes out next week. 140 quality pages printed on FSC-certified paper made with love, dreams, and a fair amount of lavender. There are also two Olympic gold medalists, sleep experts, dream science, the invention of the alarm clock, the king of mattress sales, and enough sheep to make a shepherd nervous. To celebrate, we’re hosting a nice gathering with some good people around the topic of sleep, and we'd love you to join. Thursday, March 26th, at our Flow Miami building, if you happen to be in the area. Wind down with a live Q+A with Dr. David from Flow Practice and featured in The Sleep Issue, a mocktail bar from Little Saints, light bites, and a sound healing session. Anyone who joins will receive $100 towards membership to Flow Practice for services such as IVs and personalized treatment. RSVP to let us know you can make it. Space is limited. Them’s the rules. You snooze, you lose.

Help us help a friend. We’re looking to you, Walter Payton.

Lens Cap Off

Drum roll, please… The Flow Photo Contest presented by Kodak opens on April 6th. This year’s categories include Nature, Surf, Energy, Oneness, and good old-fashioned Film. Oh, and there’s $50,000 of cash-o-la on the line, in case you missed that part. Stay tuned for more details as we zoom in on the big day.

If These Trees Could Talk

Someday, a very smart person will finally decipher tree language and figure out what they’ve been trying to tell us this whole time. While we wait, learning about the myths and legends behind some of the more interesting varieties of our woody neighbors is a good way to explore their silent lives. The Roots Issue isn’t too shabby either, but we might be biased.

A Survey Just for You

When you learn, you grow, and vice versa. We made a whole survey asking you (yeah, you) how we can do both. One person will be given a $1,000 Visa gift card for helping to fill this out. Everyone else gets a little something from us at the end. Cue “Hotel California” by the Eagles.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Our guy, Buddy.

• This year’s NYBG orchid show is a psychedelic doozy. Get to know the brains behind the blooms.

• Some tunes to throw on for a day of Spring cleaning. Remember, less is more.

• A good example of how learning more about our fellow animals in nature can help us be better neighbors. 1-800-SAVE-THE-HEDGEHOGS.

• Morgan Freeman knows his dinosaurs.

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MJ is not available. She is currently painting more murals. Anyone who works or lives in a place and thinks that place should have more of a feeling should watch this video about MJ and her work. Then you can go to your boss, town council, landlord, or cow who lives out in the field behind your tiny cabin in the middle of 600 acres of grassland and explain to them why art matters and why they should consider working with you to have more art on the walls. Made by Flow is a new series we'll be rolling out over the next several months that spotlights the creators, makers, and talent who work here at Flow. Any questions may be directed to French Alli, as MJ is unavailable at this time — she is painting. More good news and updates on a Tuesday.

The kids are making art for the Earth. It’s only right to help ‘em out.

This Week in Dinosaurs

The folks over at Silverback Films have done it again. Check out their newest documentary about everyone’s favorite giant lizards: The Dinosaurs. Keep an eye out for a guest appearance from the Silverback gang in The David Attenborough Issue of Flow Trip Magazine, coming later this year.

The Plan, Stan

Someone write this down. A few dates to remember that your local medium may have already told you about. Here’s what’s coming down the line from Flow.

Calling All Coffee Table Lovers

We’re on the hunt for someone who’s got a thing for coffee tables and appreciates the journey. Blink twice if that’s you. Then tell us about why your lifelong dream is to be a senior interior designer here.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Something to listen to. How to nourish the mind, body, and soul.

• Someone should make a book about good things in life. Oh wait.

• Failure can be worth celebrating — just ask this museum. Hey, you’re doing great.

• A Boston coffee shop is combating loneliness and bridging the gap one phone call at a time. Cheers to the change-makers.

• April 3rd is officially Jane Goodall Day. Get involved here.

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Good afternoon, you beautiful, well-rested human. Or not-so-well-rested human. Either way, you’re awake now, and that’s what matters. No inception, but we’re almost bedside table ready. The Sleep Issue of The Flow Trip is heading to print. This one’s a love letter to the things that happen when you’re immobilized for several hours with your eyes closed each day — the science, the dreams, the worry dolls, the well-being, the sheep. Especially the sheep. We went deep on sheep. Like, REM-cycle deep. And the whole thing pairs nicely with your noise machine and that hoodie you refuse to wash because it’s finally at peak softness. The Sleep Issue, in partnership with our friends from Oura. They know a lot about sleep. Coming soon to your doorstep… and nightstand.

A good playlist to fall asleep to and then wake up wondering why your phone is under the couch. “Short A Couple Million.” Sweet dreams, gang.

Your Dog Dreams About You

Harvard psychologist, Dr. Deirdre Barrett, studied canine sleep behavior and concluded that they replay their day during REM sleep. And since most of a dog’s day revolves around their human, that means… we don’t deserve dogs.

What Is a Worry Doll?

Oh, here’s the answer. Worry dolls are tiny, hand-crafted dolls from the highlands of Guatemala. Before bed, you whisper your worries to the doll, tuck it under your pillow, and by morning, the doll has done all the worrying for you. More to know about Guatemala here.

Sleep Somewhere Good

Speaking of a good night’s sleep — if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to fall asleep in a place that was actually designed for it, come catch some ZZZs at Flow Fort Lauderdale and Flow Miami.

Other Good News & Happenings

• A children’s hospital in Tennessee was just renamed after Dolly Parton. Some superheroes wear sequins.

• The last newspaper hawker in Paris has been delivering papers by bicycle for 50 years — and now he’s a knight.

• When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream. On display at MoMA through April 11th.

• The Flow Photo Contest presented by Kodak is returning in April 2026. Start dusting off your camera roll.

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The artists are in the building. We repeat, the artists are in the building. YoYo Nasty, Amani Lewis, Monica Olivo, Kendell James, Diana Eusebio. The new faces who have joined the ranks of Flow’s Artist Residency Program for the next six weeks. Five different humans with one thing in common: A love for creating and bringing people together through the power of art. Keep your eyes peeled for a feature or two about these folks over on the Flow Stories site from time to time (hint, wink, hint). From big cats to glitter to making space in their work for exploring new mediums and cultural identity. There’s a decent chance you’ll see a piece or two of theirs in place like MoMA or The Louvre in the years to come. That good, friends. This group is the whole package, and we’re honored and grateful to call them neighbors. If you’re in the neighborhood, we recommend taking a stroll by their studios over at Flow Brickell, saying, “Hi,” and asking them how they would go about stealing the Mona Lisa. Hey, you might even learn a thing or two. Hope you’re having a good day.

A conversation with the greatest oceanic explorer of all-time.

See You Soon, Sally

Homegrown fruits and veggies, fresh foods, and local makers. Come hang with us this Sunday at the Flow Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at Flow Brickell. See you soon, Sally.

Groovy Blooms, Man

The New York Botanical Garden is tripping on orchids for its annual show, and it’s all thanks to Mr. Flower Fantastic. Get to know the brains behind the blooms.

The Anti-bare Walls Club

The Flow Photo Contest is coming back this April. Take a gander at The Print Shop for some inspiration from last year’s winners while you’re counting down the days.

Other Good News & Happenings

• The Olympics, but make it art.

• Wool is the word.

• Something to watch. “Hope is the thing with feathers.”

• Hey, we’re hiring.

• The First Nations groups re-shaping tourism as we know it.

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Moving is no fun. Whoever told you that moving is fun is lying to you. Boxes and tape and enough patience with yourself to make a fisherman in Portugal feel anxious. But eventually you move, and hopefully you don't have to move again until the next time. Which will also be no fun. In between those moves, we hope you have found moments and community that make you feel at home. If you've ever moved, this one is for you. On a recent Sunday, we were lucky enough to sit with humans who live at the Flow buildings and find out about where they come from, what "home" means to them, and why Carlos is hosting a BBQ this weekend. Learn about our anti-moving stance and why who you surround yourself with matters in The Home Issue. The full online feature of our Sunday lobby conversation can be found here. Thanks for the photos, Bjorn.

Someone to follow. Spaceships on the beach kind of vibes.

Going for the Golden State

The Surf Issue comes out this August, and you can bet your bottom dollar we’re road tripping on over to Sessions Surf Festival to celebrate the power of waves, the humans who ride them, and more.

Toes Pointed

Put your dancing shoes on this weekend. Or watch some extremely talented humans do it instead. Forty years of the Miami City Ballet.

More on Moving

We’ve all got things to do. Maybe looking for a new place to call home in Miami is on your list. This might help.

Other Good News & Happenings

• The Life We Have. Good for dog and life lovers alike.

• The lost art of the handwritten letter.

• Slow Sundays at Flow Brickell. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Choose your own path — literally.

• The Sahara Desert is so back.

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A quality new playlist straight from the pages of The Home Issue. The Beatles, Toots & The Maytals, Carole King, Mr. Same Cooke, and 26 or so more humans singing about home. Everyone seems to have their own definition of the word. Sometimes it goes beyond four walls — a smell, a feeling, a person, a street, a dog, a community. And sometimes the only way to say it is to sing it. You can find more playlists and tunes we’ve been jamming to in the Flow buildings and at home while Mallory is saving dogs on Spotify and here on Apple Music. Take it away, Toots.

“How much do you pay for rent in Miami?”

Coffee Table Lover Wanted

If you can make a mean mug of hot chocolate and also have a burning passion for coffee tables, this job might just be for you.

Don’t Judge a Salad by Its Cover

No one is just one thing. Take the goalie for the US women’s ice hockey team who rates Caesar salads in her spare time.

Blood Drive Alert

Giving is receiving. Stop by Flow Station this Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help those in need by donating blood. See you there.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Behind half-time.

• Snazzy drawings on a Tuesday.

• Feng shui this way.

• Something new from our friend Gaia.

• Hang ‘em up.

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NOW HIRING: Maybe it’s your neighbor, maybe it’s your brother’s ex-girlfriend, who you really liked and wished things worked out between them, maybe it’s you. Flow is looking for a Senior Interior Designer. Someone who gets excited about moving the chair a perfect two inches, thinks about how a room will feel at 7:30 a.m. for coffee and at 9:30 p.m. with a record player on, and appreciates the journey when walking a space. The kind of person who can take a 300-something-unit building in London and somehow make it feel like a surf cottage in Costa Rica. Soft light. Tunes the dog likes. Flow is in the business of creating spaces that people want to spend time in, amongst other things. And we’re looking for someone who can help us do that. But wouldn’t it be better if you also knew the person who chose the paint color and lights in the lobby? If you know someone with remarkable taste who sketches room layouts on napkins and believes a coffee table can change a life, please send them this fancy little link, as we’re looking for that person. Thanks for the help, friends. Now for some design-inspired delights on a Thursday in February.

Cabinology.

To Marfa, Mexico, and the Moon

We sat down with ICON co-founder Jason Ballard for a look at why 3D printing homes is the way forward for the planet, moving to the moon, and why Legos are superior to Lincoln Logs. Jason’s words, not ours.

A City Down Under

For some reason, it feels weird that new cities are being made in this day and age. But we can get behind one that combines sustainability and Indigenous knowledge down under. A round of applause for Australia’s newest city in a century.

Oh Murals, Oh My

Everyone likes a good mural. Check out our newest one at Flow Brickell and keep an eye out for more nature-inspired works of art coming to South Florida and Flow buildings around the world. Paint brushes on deck.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Step one: Quit your job. Step two: Build a chair.

• The most apt coffee table book out there.

• A weekend trip to Miami might just do the trick.

• Ice, designed by Mother Nature.

• Someone to follow.

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We’re all in this together. You can say that again, Sally. Today, we're sharing a little behind-the-scenes look at one of the features in The Home Issue, presented by Patagonia. We had the pleasure of sitting down with some of their brand ambassadors who are helping to take care of the big blue marble we all live on. Badass humans who stand behind a badass company with a mission to build transparency around what we put into the world. All in the name of saving our home planet. Sounds like something we could all get behind. We’re honored to call them partners for this one. You can check out the conversations here or get your hands on the mag itself here. We’re all in this together.

Caps on. The Telluride Mushroom Festival 2026.

Inside w/ Indoek

We hit up our buddy and surf shack guru Matt Titone for the latest issue of The Flow Trip. If you weren’t thinking of selling everything you own and moving into a Point Break-esque bungalow by the sea, you will after seeing these photos.

Peace Is the Word

The monks walking around the world for peace have hit the last stop of their 108-day journey: Washington, D.C. Sending ample amounts of well wishes and blister cream their way.

Mark Your Calendars

Not next month, but the month after that. The Flow Photo Contest is returning in April 2026. Want to get involved this year? Checking out last year’s past winners is a pretty good place to start.

Other Good News & Happenings

• What if it all goes right?

• The benches of Central Park.

• Meet Juan.

• Kokoroko: Tiny Desk Concert.

• No one’s safe when Kristen Wiig’s psychic comes into town.

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Forty-one. That’s the magic number. Maybe you or someone you know lives in or near one of the following 41 towns and is looking for an adventure this weekend. Here’s where this email takes a sharp turn… We recently did a fun partnership with the good folks over at Patagonia. Part of what we have going on together is that you can now find Flow Trip Magazine at their shops across the US and Canada. Fancy. And so we bought a giant map, and now we’re looking to print and pin a picture of the magazine at each location. Boston apparently already sold out, so we missed the boat there, and MJ is currently jogging around San Francisco looking, but there are 39 other locations we could use a hand with. Find the latest magazine at one of these spots, share on Instagram, tag us @theflowtrip, and we’ll be sending you a box of Flow goods on us. Adventure weekend ahead. Please do not attempt to go to all 41 locations. The Home Issue presented by Patagonia — while supplies last or until MJ finds some copies.

• Patagonia Alexandria

• Patagonia Atlanta Buckhead

• Patagonia Atlanta Beltline

• Patagonia Austin

• Patagonia Baltimore

• Patagonia Boston

• Patagonia Boulder

• Patagonia Brooklyn

• Patagonia Cambridge

• Patagonia Cardiff

• Patagonia Chicago Fulton

• Patagonia Chicago Mag Mile

• Patagonia Dallas

• Patagonia Denver

• Patagonia Dillon

• Patagonia Haleʻiwa

• Patagonia Honolulu

• Patagonia Nashville

• Patagonia Palo Alto

• Patagonia Pasadena

• Patagonia Pittsburgh

• Patagonia Portland

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How to join the Great Backyard Bird Count next week.

Stories that Inspire

If you’re living on a remote island or you’ve sworn off the US Postal Service, we have some good news: You can now read some of our favorite stories from The Flow Trip on the web. If you’re more old-fashioned, no worries — that’s what print is for.

This Week in Dino News

It seems like they’re finding dinosaurs left and right nowadays, but these ones are the prehistoric version of chickens, so they take priority in terms of delight.

Welcome to the Pods

The new season of Love Is Blind is upon us. Come watch it with our community at Flow Brickell. Snacks and drinks, bingo cards, and a familiar face or two from past seasons who happen to be Flow neighbors.

Other Good News & Happenings

• A new thing from our friends at NOAA here in the Sunshine State.

• Fine art meets children’s books.

• Some rocks are more important than other rocks. This is one of them.

• We did something cozy.

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Out now is The Home Issue. After that is The Sleep Issue. There is no Dog Issue in 2026, but there is The David Attenborough Issue, The Photo Issue, The Surf Issue, The Florida Issue, and The Interview Issue, where 18 people we greatly admire will each interview one person whom they admire. To ensure we don’t get bored, there’s The Flow Photo Contest with Kodak and friends, partnerships with folks like Patagonia, Ōura Ring, and Framebridge, and this almost daily newsletter we call Afternoon Delight. Plus, The Sunday Morning Playlist, invites to come stay at Flow for a night or two, job openings to join the crew, quality concerts and events, the occasional lottery ticket, and late nights with the creative director. But maybe most important… giveback programs and initiatives we are fortunate enough to support with local and national organizations such as Surfrider, Music Farming, charity: water, Hi How Are You Project, Re:wild, and others at the Flow buildings. Thanks for being here. We should probably do The Dog Issue next year.

Look for the helpers.

All the Buzz

Barry B. Benson walked so that stingless bees in the Amazon could run. As of December 2025, these little guys have officially become the first insects to gain legal rights. Keep up the good fight.

The Flow Print Shop

The Photo Contest is coming down the line later this year. In the meantime, we started up The Flow Print Shop, in partnership with Framebridge, to continue to support the photographers who got involved last year. Grab one here.

Let the Games Begin

Pull out the foam fingers. The 2026 Winter Olympics start this Friday over in the land of spaghetti and olive oil. We’ll be rooting for our pal Mark and all the other folks putting their best foot forward. Peep the schedule.

Other Good News & Happenings

• “What does home mean to you?”

• Veronika the Cow is really pulling out all of the stops. Or should we say sticks.

• Something good. A harvest mouse housewarming with David Attenborough.

• Gloves for your feet, aka Flow socks. Stay warm out there.

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Welcome to a special guest-edited edition of the Afternoon Delight. You'll see a version of this newsletter here and there when we happen upon the opportunity to sit down and chat with a few of the better people and organizations out there. This gal just so happens to live in one of the Flow buildings in Florida.

Jumping from a platform 20-plus meters in the air isn’t on the daily schedule for most folks. Then again, Morgane Herculano isn’t exactly “most folks.” But despite living life to the extreme as a Red Bull cliff diver and professional high diver, she’s a human at the end of the day. One that we admire greatly. Lucky for us, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Morgane to chat about the feeling of triple backflipping into the deep blue, her favorite page turner these days, and how she prepares for her practice. Thanks for being here, Morgane. Toes pointed.

Flow Trip: Favorite high diving spot?

Morgane Herculano: The Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center is the only 27-meter high diving platform on the continent. It is where I practice every day with former World Champion Steven LoBue. I love the grind. Training in a pool is key before going out and cliff diving in nature.

FT: What do the moments before, during, and after a dive feel like to you — in a few words?

MH: Pressure, automation, exhilarating relief.

FT: How has diving broken down barriers for you and others?

MH: When you’re an athlete, and even more so an extreme sports athlete, you’re constantly pushing the limits of what you thought you could do. It sounds so cheesy, but in a very real sense, when I started, I would look at videos of me jumping from a few days earlier in training and think there’s no way I’m going to be able to do that again. There’s this ego dissociation. When you follow the steps, you know you can get there in the moment. But once you’re removed or even when I just don’t train for a few days, I’m like, “I’ll never be able to jump off that roof. This is crazy.” So, it’s about trusting that I can do things that I never thought I’d be able to do. Trusting that I can get there. I’ll probably never learn to speak Arabic in my life, but you know what? I could. It’s a little bit of this delusional faith in your ability and having faith in your ability to stick to a process.

FT: If you could cliff dive from one place in the world, where would it be?

MH: The 12th floor of Flow Brickell. Kidding, I will not be doing that. At the end of the day, I think I’m lucky enough that I’ve seen a lot of places in my career already. And so it’s more about what you make out of the trip and who you’re going with than the location. But there are spots that would be kind of iconic, like New York or somewhere in the big city — something different.

FT: Your coolest party trick?

MH: The back flip, for sure. Or the worm.

Meanwhile, in the big blue.

Tunes to Train

This playlist might give you superpowers. Particularly ones that instill you with enough confidence to dive off the edge of a windowsill in Italy. The training playlist.

Cottage Cheese Delight

Cottage cheese is a magical food, according to Morgane herself. Mix it with Trader Joe’s Everything Bagel seasoning and a dash of salt, toss it in a wrap with some scrambled eggs and veggies, and voilà. Lunch is served.

Other Good News & Happenings

• Something to read. Turns out badass women read about other badass women — checks out.

• A stroll on the Underline isn’t a bad way to spend a Tuesday afternoon.

• Big jumps.

• We didn’t ask, but safe to say this is Morgane’s spirit animal.

• It’s no mom-and-pop shop in Sardinia, but our source tells us this is where all the cool kids go for ice cream in Miami.

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Someone tell Dorothy. The Home Issue of The Flow Trip is out now, presented by our friends at Patagonia. Celebrating the spaces we spend our lives in and the home that we all share — Planet Earth. Because there really is no place like it. Inside, you’ll find words from our neighbors on finding home in the Flow community, Feng Shui 101, how to build your own birdhouse, and some expert insight from folks like Dr. Sammy into nature’s homes. You can grab a copy here today, and a good human on the team will make sure it finds you. Here's the rest of the newsletter on a Friday in January. Come on in.

Something to read. Cheers to the best dirtbag we know.

Igloo Insider

A little taste of The Home Issue: How Indigenous homes are built in nature.

Dear Future Me

Only in Paris would there be a cafe where people can write letters to their future selves. “Dear Future Me, Would greatly appreciate it if you could respond with some of those winning lotto numbers right about now. All the best, You.”

“Who Took the Bird Stencil?”

Maybe working on your drawing was a New Year’s Resolution this year. In which case, you might take some inspiration from this newly discovered 67,800-year-old cave drawing.

Other Good News & Happenings

• The kids get it.

• A proper cuppa and a solid Flow Grocer find.

• Outside with Wendy. Our hearts.

• How to walk for peace.

• Nothing to waste. The Dorito origin story.

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