Common Discourse is a project designed to help others (and ourselves) think through creativity, focus, and intentional work—from Alex Tan & Alice Otieno.

Every Tuesday we share words from a few ideas, a quote from somebody else, and links worth sharing. On Fridays we invite a guest to share images from their camera roll and a sound that resonates with them. Words from the Journal come on the first of each month.

Ben Willett is a designer working under the name WILLETTSPACE, designing furniture for spaces and spaces for furniture. I met Ben at Rancho Bar on the same night I told this story a few months back. We’ve stayed in touch since then out of a mutual love and respect for tennis, design, and the niche LA dining scene.

He’s very good at all these things.

Here’s what he sent us this week.

— Alex

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