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How Minimalism Saved My Life / Formerly *The Field Blog*
As of today, I’ve changed the name of this blog. It is no longer strictly about my fieldwork. In honor of my life taking on a new path, I...

LP Platow
Jun 12, 20225 min read


From #rovingbee to #sewingbee ?
What happens when you're forced to stop all travel due to a global pandemic? You get into the studio and use your sewing machine for...

LP Platow
Apr 13, 20201 min read


30 Days in New Mexico
Cities in June: Albuquerque, New Mexico Chavez, New Mexico (father's day) Carrizozo, New Mexico Oliver Lee Memorial State Park,...

LP Platow
Jul 7, 20194 min read


And just like that, tomorrow is June.
Cities in May: New York, New York Bronx, New York Albuquerque, New Mexico New Brunswick, New Jersey Cape May, New Jersey Brooklyn, New...

LP Platow
May 31, 20192 min read


Who knew that the Bronx smelled this good?
New York, New York // Every once in a while, I will get a whiff of something that makes me feel like I’m at home. There is that Saint...

LP Platow
May 2, 20194 min read


New York, New Jersey & New Mexico.
Cities: Albuquerque, New Mexico Organ Mountains, New Mexico New York, New York Jersey City, New Jersey #rovingbee I’m spending April in...

LP Platow
Apr 30, 20192 min read


March 2019 // East, West & Chocolate
Cities: Scottdale Arizona Albuquerque, New Mexico New York, NY #rovingbee What a wonderfully busy month! From visiting a client on site...

LP Platow
Mar 31, 20191 min read


Waiting out the Polar Vortex in Florida
Ybor City, Florida // When your best friend asks you to be the best man in his wedding, you say yes. And when you’re a designer you make...

LP Platow
Jan 26, 20191 min read


A good day starts with bagels.
Tampa, Florida // Project: Brand Design Client: Bongiorno Bagels Franchise Who has two thumbs, is gluten free and is over the moon to be...

LP Platow
Jan 25, 20191 min read


Christmas in Colorado (in early December)
Durango, Colorado // I’m in Durango Colorado this week to show my niece and her bestie what Christmas feels like in the Southwest. Just...

LP Platow
Dec 6, 20182 min read

“To live a good life:
We have the potential for it *If* we learn to be indifferent
to what makes no difference.”
— Marcus Aurelius
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