Until now, we’ve existed primarily as a digital network, built around our fund and magazine. Along the way we’ve met so many amazing creatives from all around the world, heard their stories, and worked on projects together.

We wanted to give that community a body, a pulse, a place where all those connections could take shape in things you can hold and experience.

So here’s the news: we’re introducing our store, minus the neat labels and uniform tags. We’re inviting you into the auster bazaar.

We want this to be a space for all kinds of creatives to monetize their work and make it accessible to everyone. There’s no cohesion, nothing makes sense right away. But we’ve always thought of our network that way: like a patchwork of voices and ideas, full of variety and impossible to take in all at once.

For our first bazaar collaboration, A Second Life, we’ve teamed up with Philippines-based utilitarian upcycling duo Third World Project. The collection sees thrifted windbreakers, discarded puffer jackets, and fabric offcuts repurposed into a series of bespoke bags, handmade in Quezon City with TWP’s future-focused, zero-waste approach.

Coming soon, you’ll find Wrapmeinthesejewels from Mumbai and Resindrome from Bangkok, both making handmade jewelry and trinkets but with very different personalities. Then there’s Eiido from Beirut, a clothing brand with airbrushed designs that are colorful and a little bit silly. Every collaboration will come in small, thoughtful batches, with each collection getting its moment to tell its story.

Stay tuned to see what stories and surprises pop up next.