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Have a story to tell, theme to explore, or art work to feature? We're open to collaborative content creation, press features, and joint projects that advance playful creativity. We have great impact stories to share on cultural sustainability, community building, attuning to nature, cultivating living traditions and ornamental heritage.
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Elevate your gathering with insights on local stewardship, cultural craft, and the revival of being. Our collective offers engaging talks for conferences, workshops, and private events that cultivate contemporary consciousness and embodied practice.
Folk Lounge Interview With Founder, Shagho: Why Cultural Sustainability Matters Now
In this conversation, Shagho explores cultural sustainability—the idea that culture functions as a fourth pillar alongside environment, economy, and society in sustainable development. She discusses her approach to designing cultural programs for institutions, and why textiles offer a vessel into intangible heritage that holds the capacity for joy and connection.
Folk Lounge Interview With Founder, Shagho: How Did Folk Lounge Begin
What began informally in February 2023 as archival research of design patterns became Folk Lounge monthly park gatherings in March 2024, evolving from meet-ups into a fuller practice that includes workshops, archival research collaborations, and programming with cultural institutions. Shagho believes in the power of collective making to weave new connections between past wisdom and future possibility. In this conversation, she traces the origins of Folk Lounge from a spontaneous encounter at LA's Ararat Eskijian Museum to the circles of stitchers now gathering regularly across Los Angeles.