About Lantern

We belong in the world on our own terms. We don't love lists of the trendiest spots in the hottest cities, but we aren't charting new roads off beaten paths either. We're a team of creators on the threshold and between points, finding the best ways to live as citizens of the whole world. If you're curious and appreciate the arts of getting lost on long walks, making conversations with new friends over coffee in dusty, sunlit courtyards, and dressing well while finding your way, then you might be in the right place. We're here to give you belonging in a world that sometimes feels unplaceable.

Anywhere Grounding – We publish weekly dispatches from the field, so our members can feel the street-level pulse of threshold cities — the places where cultures overlap and new ideas spark. It’s a shortcut to the “I’ve been here before” feeling, whether you’re reading from a night train in Vienna or a morning coffee in Venice.

Creative Juice – Our contributors are some of the world's best creators, surfacing their perspectives that loosen creative knots. Members tell us Lantern stories become prompts for art, business, and life decisions they couldn’t quite reach alone.

A Network That Moves With You – Inside our private channels you’ll meet designers in Tangier, writers in Istanbul, and wanderers passing through our headquarters in Paris. Share a fleeting observation and watch it turn into a meetup, a project, or a lifelong ally.

Our compass points

  1. Presence over performance – We trade perfect aesthetics for lived texture.
  2. Curiosity as compass – Questions first, conclusions later.
  3. Shared authorship – Our community shapes our dispatches, residencies, and gatherings.

The quiet horizon

Today, Lantern is a publication and a roaming community. Tomorrow, we're growing into residencies, retreats, and tools that fold digital discovery back into physical belonging.

If you’re seeking a place that helps you feel at home everywhere and more alive within yourself, step across the threshold. We're so much better together than we are alone.