Design can wait. But now is the time to register to vote, vote early, and contribute to help people around the country get out to vote safely. Please see below for some helpful resources in this very important voting season.   
Sincerely,
Jean Lin

PS. Pictured are postcards produced by our friends at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery by their gallery artists. Pick them up at 54 Ludlow St and send them to friends and family who need a gentle (and awesome!) reminder to vote.

THE BASICS:

REGISTER TO VOTE HERE
or
CHECK YOU REGISTRATION HERE

LOCATE YOUR POLLING PLACE HERE

REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT HERE

EARLY VOTING BY STATE

PLAN YOUR VOTE HERE

EXTRA CREDIT:

SIERRA CLUB: HANDWRITTEN LETTERS

ADOPT A STATE

RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS IN FLORIDA

BE A POLL WORKER

Gallery scene by Van Sarki
T Stool by Studio Paolo Ferrari
Repeat/Arc Side Table by KWH
Cocktail Table by Erickson Aesthetics
Lexan Coffee Table by Phaedo
Drift Side Table by Grain

Bole Dining Table by Vonnegut/Kraft
Wavy Sofa by Moving Mountains
Spring II by Hiroko Takeda
Aino Table by Vonnegut/Kraft
Silk Stripe by Hiroko Takeda
Apulia 5 Flush Mount by Allied Maker
The Source Side Table No. 5 by A Space
The Source Side Table No. 2 by A Space
Mairea Mirror by Vonnegut/Kraft
Bridge 1 by Allied Maker
Gray Natural Brush II by Hiroko Takeda

We've been so unsure of how to re-open Colony.

In what seemed like singular, flashing moments (rather than four languished months) our beloved Canal Street transformed from a bustling spring day, to a siren-ladled ghost town, to shattering windows and tear gas, to determined chants for justice and change.

We -- both personally and as a business -- are unquestionably and forever changed. Self-reflection led to self-doubt which led to a renewed determination to not only to do better at what we do, but also to just do better.

So. We are re-opening. It's not a grand re-opening, but not a fearful one either. We are simply opening ourselves back up for business, discovery, critique, and growth.

IN PERSON: Starting immediately, our hours of operation will again be Monday-Friday, 12-6 pm. Appointments are highly recommended and masks and social distancing are required.

ONLINE: We have redesigned our website and are excited to share it with you. Please browse our collection here.

OFFICE HOURS: I will be hosting monthly open office hours available to emerging BIPOC designers who might find value in meeting with me for feedback, questions or general commiseration. Please email officehours@goodcolony.com for details. We will do everything we can to accommodate all inquiries.

Thank you, as always, for your unwavering support of Colony. We are so grateful for you, we are in awe of your work, and we stay buoyed by your resilience.

Riddled with self doubt a few months ago, I was struggling with the negative political connotations that come with the word Colony. I even considered changing it. But ultimately I revisited the definition that landed me on this name more than six years ago:

a group of like-minded individuals with common interests situated in close community

In solidarity and community,
Jean Lin