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Packing for the person, not the trip

Twelve couples on the small objects that travel between two apartments, and why they matter more than the flights.

Sasha Lindqvist
· 5 min read
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We asked twelve couples what actually moves between their two homes. Nobody said a gift.

What people carry

The list came back almost identical across four continents: a book with someone else’s notes in the margin, a jumper that belongs to nobody now, a bad photograph, a key that opens a door eight thousand kilometres away.

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The jumper. Nobody remembers who bought it.
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The key, on the wrong keyring.

Why it beats the flight

A flight is an event. An object is a Tuesday. Six of the twelve couples told us the same thing in different words: the trip is what you plan, and the object is what gets you to it.

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Sasha Lindqvist

Talks to the couples who use Adoring and turns what they say into things we can build. Based in Stockholm, usually in transit.

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