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GROUND TO FLOURISH.
GROUND TO FLOURISH.
Retreats + residencies for design professionals.
beautiful place where creatives can gather, recalibrate, collaborate, paid residencies, retreat opportunities. primarily in the quiet, “off-season” . ideas, opps to shape the future of the property and house with installations, art, strategy. Why nothing for designers?
Built in 1962, the house reflects an inspired time for Seattle, when the World’s Fair and built iconic like the Space Needle and Monorail.
Across the Puget Sound, Louise & Merlin Knapp sought their own inspired architecture, in the form of a special, but hardly ostentatious residence.
Like most Molver buildings, the house’s design takes cues from its natural surroundings, seeking harmony over dominance.
Charlie Kang
2025 Residency Recap
2025 Residents
Esther Mun
GRAPHIC DESIGNER + TEAM LEAD
Esther Mun’s love of typography led her to the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She first practiced design at Pentagram and Duffy + Partners design team. In 2006, she co-founded Little Fury Design, an independent studio with an initial product line of linkable notebooks and a specialization in branding and packaging. In 2022, she launched Call to Gather, dedicated to developing the creative community and spreading the importance of reigniting childlike wonder of making by turning every table into a playground for adults.
Charlie Kang
PHOGOGRAPHER
Charlie (Kyung Chul) Kang is a photographer in pursuit of beauty in every moment, seeking to uncover the sacred within the ordinary. A facilitator of creativity and community, he explores moments, rhythms and spaces; capturing both the seen and unseen. His work reflects the light and shadow of life, embracing both with kingness and care. Rooted in rhythms of prayer, Charlie’s photography is an extension of his desire to become a beautiful human and to see the world through an honest yet hopeful lens. Charlie is also a Call to Gather artist, facilitating Modern Kintsugi experience.
Melinda Livsey
STRATEGIST
Melinda Livsey is a strategist who helps people see the gold in themselves—their value, potential, and next steps. She loves breaking things down, refining processes, and guiding creatives through roadblocks. By drawing out what makes people and businesses unique, she helps build brands that are both meaningful and lasting.
James Martin
FILMMAKER
James Martin is a New York-based cinematographer. He has a BA in Photojournalism from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has shot films and commercials around the world—Hong Kong, Germany, Bolivia, Honduras and across the United States. He values hiring underrepresented crew and telling underrepresented stories via narrative and commercial imagemaking.