04 | Reflection

What the Room Held

BRUNCH began as a way to sit with the idea of togetherness—to consider how an experience and a collection of objects could embody it. Over a year of conversation and a semester of making, that inquiry became part of how we worked. Designing, building, and curating together meant learning from one another and allowing each person’s contributions to shape the whole.

That exchange extended beyond our team. The scale of the pieces made our work visible in the shops, inviting questions, observations, and conversations with people passing through. Their responses helped us understand what we were making. Some of those same people later helped us install the work or came to support the event, carrying those early encounters into the final gathering.

The clearest proof of concept was the gathering itself—and the relationships that made it possible. Frank & Laurie’s openness to our ideas, the generosity of those who helped, and the guests who filled the room gave tangible form to what we had been exploring. Togetherness was present long before anyone arrived at the table; bringing BRUNCH into being gave us a way to practice it.

The BRUNCH team, left to right: Ariana Chacón, Chloe Rounce, Tishika Deora, Sitarah Lakhani, and Zohar Kennard.

Frank & Laurie’s, Providence, 2026.