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About

A house built by hand, & on purpose.

Yes & Collective began with one line the founder couldn't put down: good people can still do damage, and damaged people can still do good.

It's not a slogan. It's the working assumption behind everything here. That no one is only their best day or only their worst, and that the things we make for people should hold both. That belief is why a single founder ended up building a care continuum, a community space, a discovery platform, an apparel line, and an author's imprint, and insisting they live under one roof.

The name is the method. "Yes, and" is how you build with someone instead of over them. You take what's offered and you add to it. A collective is the same idea made structural: many brands, many hands, one set of standards. Nobody here is trying to dominate a market. We're trying to do honest work, take care of the people it touches, and own the damage when we get it wrong.

What holds it together

Care We start from the person, not the product. Rest, recovery, and regulation come before anything we sell.
Craft Made by hand, finished slowly, and good enough to keep. Nothing disposable carries this name.
Honesty We name the damage as readily as the good. That's the only way the first line stays true.

The founder

One person, many crafts, & a refusal to choose just one.

Robert Lomax founded Yes & Collective in Brooklyn as a way to keep writing, building, and caring for people without pretending those were separate jobs. The imprint under his own name is where the books and music live; the rest of the house is where the care does. Same hands, different rooms.