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Path #14: Best Made founder Peter Buchanan-Smith on buying back his iconic brand
Jan 12, 2024 • Daniel Giacopelli
Off-grid with Jan Chipchase
Path #17: The globetrotting designer on the 12 stages of life, leading expeditions in Afghanistan, the rise of cuneiform & AI, Kickstarting books, and…
Jul 2, 2024 • Daniel Giacopelli
Ten things on my mind
Good things, new things and future things
Nov 29, 2023 • Daniel Giacopelli
Ilya Milstein's infinitely creative universe
Path #11: The acclaimed illustrator on the highs, lows & lessons of his career
Aug 4, 2023 • Daniel Giacopelli
Growing a running crew into a business
Path #7: Your Friendly Runners co-founder Matt Horrocks
Jun 16, 2023 • Daniel Giacopelli
Lunch with Raihan Anwar
Path #13: The 'sensory maximalist' on good coffee, crypto, Koreatown & quality things
Oct 27, 2023 • Daniel Giacopelli
In praise of starters
Join my new small business inspiration newsletter
Mar 3, 2025 • Daniel Giacopelli
On the streets of Oaxaca
Diversion #8: A photo workshop and the joys of lifelong learning.
Aug 11, 2023 • Daniel Giacopelli
The upstate art shopkeeper
Path #9: David McGillivray is building an art & design store in the Catskills
Jul 7, 2023 • Daniel Giacopelli
Path #1: A fairytale by the sea
Welcome to Desire Paths.
Dec 20, 2022 • Daniel Giacopelli
The filmmaker who makes chocolate
Path #12: Vincent Mourou's journey from Hollywood to the cacao fields of Vietnam.
Aug 27, 2023 • Daniel Giacopelli
Lessons on living a good life
Path #16: Erik Brodt, co-founder of Ginew, the first Native American-owned denim brand
Apr 11, 2024
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