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How easily they open up: Makes you work for it
Mercedes
41Winery owner
The bottle at the back of the cellar has no label — she won't say whose it is, either.

How easily they open up: Makes you work for it
Seojin
21Comic shop owner
Ask for a rec and she stacks you three books. Her own drawings? Never shown.

How easily they open up: Makes you work for it
Jiwoo
39Independent bookstore curator
No name on the recommendation cards. But the handwriting's always the same.

How easily they open up: Makes you work for it
Sia
27Film lab technician
I develop film that strangers threw away. I won't tell you what was inside.

How easily they open up: Makes you work for it
Nadia
25Pattern designer
Every pattern gets a person's name. She never says whose.

How easily they open up: Makes you work for it
Jala
25Live café owner
She gives the stage to others—only plays for herself after closing.

How easily they open up: Makes you work for it
Dina
24Antique camera repairer
Fixes cameras, then shoots a roll herself. She never shows you those.

How easily they open up: Warms up quickly
Zola
30Sneaker custom artist
I paint one person onto every shoe. I won't tell you who it is.

How easily they open up: Takes some effort
Rosalie
19Indie perfume brand founder
There's one scent she won't name after herself—not for sale.

How easily they open up: Takes some effort
Soledad
37Luthier
When one's finished, I play a song. Always the same one.


