We are a boutique travel agency helping families travel in richer, more connected ways. We host curious families at our Family Gathering events in dynamic places around the globe, and design bespoke itineraries through our Black Book trip design service. Send us an email at martin@quartiercollective.com.
Along the way we capture stories of curious and enchanting family life all over the world.
Four things you can find in the country home of a Japanese eccentric and cultural luminary: A vintage calligraphy station The dreaded mukade, centipede from hell A very loud stereo A kitchen table that can seat 20 Both times we met Teruo Kurosaki he was wearing sunglasses, indoors and at… Read More
The first week we spent in Bali I hated the place. We were fresh from a month in cool, clean New Zealand, and Bali was by contrast a chaotic, choked struggle. We’d been warned that Bali had evolved from the quiet paradise surfing hippies lauded back in the 80’s, but… Read More
Part of our “job” is working with brands we love for hire. That can take many forms, from shooting entire collections in exotic locations to providing a few photos of us or our kids that a brand can use on their socials. Our following is modest and brands don’t really… Read More
When we left Seattle four years ago to begin our life as a nomadic family, Matilda was seven years old, and she was not reading. This was a great frustration to her; her friends were already into cool books, and she felt left behind. The only school she’d attended at… Read More
We are so thrilled to announce our Family Gathering in Tuscany this October, co-hosted by the incomparable Emiko Davies. We invited Emiko and her daughters to our Gathering on Andros Island in the Greek Cyclades in the Autumn of 2019. Ever since we’ve been dreaming of… Read More
It’s hard to pack when you’re not sure where you’re going or when you’re coming back. Here’s what we did know: we would start in July in France, move through Europe, North Africa, then Asia or Latin America. Why not. Multiple climates and various seasons. At… Read More
