Weekly Index No. 027
On beginnings, clarity, and rituals that make the year feel new.
OPENING FRAME
There’s something grounding about rituals that mark the turning of the year—not just the loud ones, but the quiet gestures: writing a fresh list, choosing a new pen, planning time away from your devices. This week’s issue is about moments that reset the rhythm. It’s less about resolutions, more about intention. Less pressure, more presence.
SIGNAL OF THE WEEK
Santa Fe’s Midnight Rise—A Softer Start to the New Year
While most cities drop glittering objects to mark the new year, Santa Fe chooses to lift one. At the stroke of midnight, a handcrafted Zia symbol ascends over the Plaza—quietly, ceremoniously—while fireworks light the sky and piñon smoke drifts through the cold air. It’s a ritual rooted in stillness, not spectacle. There’s no countdown chaos, just warmth, community, and a feeling of slow intention to carry into the year ahead.
OBJECT OF NOTE
CW&T—Pen Type-A
Minimal, mechanical, and meditative. Machined from stainless steel with aerospace tolerances, the Pen Type-A brings ritual to the act of writing. Its ruler-like sleeve slides open with pneumatic satisfaction, turning your notes into small ceremonies.
LIVING WELL
Highland Base—Kerlingarfjöll, Iceland
Perched in Iceland’s central highlands, Highland Base blends raw geothermal terrain with thoughtful hospitality. Set among steaming valleys and snow-dusted ridges, it’s a place where the elements dictate rhythm. After hiking through technicolor rhyolite mountains, guests soak in open-air baths with glacier views—no WiFi required. A new benchmark in design-forward remoteness.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
— Marthe Troly-Curtin
CLOSING
Until next Sunday—Notice more.