Workspaces - 405 — Grace Clarke

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WORKSPACE TOUR

Grace Clarke is a marketing consultant for consumer brands, focusing on efficient community-powered growth.

She also cohosts Founders' Weekend, an annual retreat, and runs Gen Z Board of Directors, a monthly insights session she launched in 2019.

She's based in New York and Paris, where these photos are of her kitchen workspace.

Twitter (X) → twitter.com/graceclarke
Instagram → instagram.com/gracegclarke

Workspace Essentials

Macbook Pro 13” 2020 (bought refurbished)

Borgo Delle Tovaglie notebook - handmade with excess fabric and scrap paper from their factory, and refillable. I use Asana, but am constantly scribbling things.

PILOT G2 .5mm extra-fine pens - I know there’s a Uniball Vision pen in the photo, which, with red ink is excellent, but there was a misunderstanding at the pen store because I am not fluent in french. The .5mm PILOT has been my go-to for a decade.

Blue Yeti Microphone in Blackout - I record a lot of video podcasts, and this is the most subtle if it’s on-screen. I find tech and setups distracting; I want exchanges to be as human as possible.

NEEWER VL67C clip-on light - It’s not vanity. Better lighting makes conversations more effective for everyone. You can convey subtle cues and nuances that get lost remotely, and others better-absorb what you’re saying, because our brains are wired to prioritize and engage with well-lit, visually prominent subjects. (It’s science, literally - published in 2023.)

A treadmill desk - I spoke to Vogue about the positive impact movement has on cognition and self-image.

Physical space

I love hotel lobbies and coffee shops where I can absorb others’ energy without having to interact. I do need it to be extremely quiet, so I play brown noise on the Loftie app that goes with the sunrise clock and lamp you see everywhere online.

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ICYMI

Arda Karacizmeli is a Senior Staff Product Designer at Shopify. He was previously a Principle Designer at booking.com.

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WORKSPACE TOUR

Workspace Essentials

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ICYMI

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