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• Mohammed Ahmed & Syed Khalid Wasim

  Mohammed Ahmed and Syed Khalid Wasim, who goes by Ali, are the respective founder and assistant manager of Casa Magazines. Stocking some 2,000 titles, the West Village storefront has remained a stalwart of print magazine culture in New York City since Ahmed purchased the space in 1994. Still open today, Casa Magazines continues its tradition of supporting physical magazines, as well as the convivial spirit of the neighborhood.

• Sarah Andelman

  Sarah Andelman was the co-founder and creative director of the boutique Colette, alongside her mother Colette Roussaux, after whom the store is named. Colette was a Parisian concept store located on the city’s Rue Saint Honoré from 1997-2017. Drawn to an eclectic mix of high fashion and edgy streetwear, Andelman regularly showcased designs from up-and-coming designers, and was one of the first to stock collections by Proenza Schouler, Mary Katrantzou, and Rodarte. Colette has since inspired cult concept stores around the world. Andelman recently launched consulting and curating company Just An Idea, connecting people from various disciplines.

• Masamichi Katayama

  Masamichi Katayama is an interior designer based in Japan. In 2000 he founded the interior design firm Wonderwall Inc. where he continues to serve as the Principal Designer and Director. He is internationally acclaimed for his sense of balance, which incorporates contemporary elements while paying respect to free-thinking, tradition, and style in embodying a concept. His major projects include Uniqlo’s flagship shops (including those in New York, Paris, Ginza, and Shanghai) and Emporium Melbourne, named one of the 9 most beautiful malls in the world by Architectural Digest. In 2020, Katayama received a Frame Lifetime Achievement Award. Additionally, he teaches at Musashino Art University as a professor in the Department of Scenography, Space, and Fashion Design.

• Alec MacGillis

  Alec MacGillis covers politics and government for ProPublica. MacGillis previously reported for The New Republic, The Washington Post, and the Baltimore Sun. He won the 2016 Robin Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting, the 2017 Polk Award for National Reporting, and the 2017 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Harper’s, and New York Times Magazine, among other publications. In 2021, MacGillis published his second book, Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America, which examines the impact of Amazon in the United States.