Cabinet: Maria Yee Room & Board Upright Cabinet/Credenza
A warm, modern display with wood grid that feels like a tiny museum in the dining room. The cabinet anchors conversations and invites hands‑on moments between courses.
Lighting: Magnetic, rechargeable strip lights with gentle warm tone for evening use. Diffused placement minimizes glare on glass and art.
Power: Clean pass‑through with a multi‑port charging hub tucked behind; discrete cable runs and strain‑relief inside the case.
House Rules: Guests are absolutely encouraged to touch, play, listen, and explore.
Why it’s here: A bright, joyful anchor above the cabinet—jazz energy, bold color, and movement. It was my dad’s favorite picture of mine and hung in his home until he passed in 2024.
Gillespie’s trademark trumpet featured a bell which bent upward at a 45-degree angle rather than pointing straight ahead as in the conventional design. As a tribute to the man’s passing, I did a chalk pastel work featuring his famous cheeks and trumpet back in January 1993.
Start of a Retro Journey: A tiny 1984 Macintosh that boots a whole nostalgia universe. This 44% scale 1984 Macintosh 128K features a 4-inch touchscreen running a Big Sur themed Linux install, a complete System 7.5.5 emulator, and full retro gaming capabilities.
It brings a smile every time I see it.
What it is: Playable LEGO TV with classic game controllers and remote.
Why it’s here: A time machine back to Saturday‑morning pixels.
Specs / Build notes: Hidden cable channels (My80sTV); safe 5V power; remote tucked onto the side.
Interactivity: Press Power on the controller and jump right into RetroPie gaming with a selection of my favorite childhood games.
What it is: LEGO Walkman shell with a cassette‑shaped DAC; Bluetooth input; little screen mimics moving tape.
Why it’s here: Portable nostalgia that actually plays.
Specs / Build notes: HBT input; charging via USB‑C; pairs with Bose wired for demo listening.
Interactivity: Pair to DAC; plug Bose into top jack; volume on DAC.
What it is: What’s better than a LEGO Polaroid camera? How about one with a Polaroid Hi·Print embedded inside! I call it the Polaroid x Polaroid.
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What it is: Provenance / Story: “Cecile’s House” (2021), Paris, France—photo taken Feb 2024. Seth’s work captures the playfulness, determination, and innocence of childhood. Cécile’s house, Mouffetard Street, June 2021 Paris, France
Display notes: Glass mounted; positioned off‑axis to cut reflections.
What it is: A micro‑Mac homage packaged like the 80s.
Link: https://blog.1bitrainbow.com/pico-mac-nano/
Display notes: Box forward, unit accessible for quick demos.
pico-mac-nano is a miniature, functional, scale replica of the original 1984 Apple Macintosh. It is 62mm high (no, that’s not a typo) and has USB keyboard and mouse support.
What it is: Glass print referencing displacement and invention—placed as a quiet counterpoint behind the micro‑Mac.
Why it’s here: Reminder of the importance of immigration and the American dream.
What it is: LEGO Disney Pixar Luxo Jr. upgraded with a touch‑operated warm puck light.
Interactivity: Tap to toggle; great “night at the museum” vibe. I also bring it to my desk as a functioning task light while working on smaller items.
What it is: A tiny scene of the internals removed from LEGOcade Mini, set on a “rug” (from the Pixar Luxo Jr set) that really ties the room together (The Dude approves).
Why it’s here: A wink at process—what you took out matters as much as what you put in.
What it is: Custom LEGO camera; the Divoom behind it loops a retro Accompany Chief logo.
Interactivity: Pixel display can cycle messages/animations; camera has swappable lens look.
What it is: The cabinet’s arcade heart, ready for couch co‑op.
Interactivity: Arcade stick lives on the shelf; controllers charge here.
What it is: The iconic A/B keys as artifacts. Also a reminder of the hidden NES styled gaming rig 6 feet away.
Why it’s here: Graphic pops of red to cue “press to play.”
What it is: The visual history framing the shelf’s color and geometry.
On top: a chalk pastel of Dizzy Gillespie and the LEGO Mini Mac.
Shelf 1: playable LEGO Retro TV, a LEGO Walkman with a cassette-DAC + Bose, and a Paris glass print of Seth Globepainter’s “Cecile’s House.”
Shelf 2: Pico-Mac-Nano, Luxo Jr. lamp mod, a tongue-in-cheek LEGOcade Mini “removed parts” diorama, and my Everything Is Awesome camera with a Divoom pixel Chief.
Shelf 3: the 8BitDo arcade setup, pocket playables (Playdate, Rubix’s Cube, etc.), backed by Art of Atari.
Shelf 4: WIP parts—because curiosity is never “done.”
I built this to be hands-on for guests—press Start, tap to toggle, pair and play.
An inside look at building a company, carrying responsibility, and learning from failure — why mistakes shape us, but regrets don’t have to.
Last week, I had a chance to share some thoughts on my founder experience (Accompany 2013 – 2018) with Aaron McDaniel’s Haas MBA 295A entrepreneurship class.
Fundraising is a constant focus for us as entrepreneurs, and it’s a topic that comes up nearly every time we meet. The startup world is filled with stories about founders pitching to dozens of VCs, going from meeting to meeting, before finally securing that elusive first round of funding. For those of us willing to invest in our networks, I completely disagree with this approach.
