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# To Be
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/to-be/
- Published: 2013-07-29T09:52:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-28T11:00:55.000Z
- Description: An exciting new platform that allows for artistic expression and collaboration.
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, Art & Design, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:25, #author-change-2025-05-28

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It's always interesting to discover other people's creative habits and sources of inspiration. This is the basis of the idea behind [tobe.us](http://tobe.us/?ref=protein.xyz), a new creative platform that showcases creative moments and allows collaboration between like-minded people around the world. Nick Dangerfield, the Co-Founder of To Be (who also runs [Parte](http://parte.co/?ref=protein.xyz)) calls it "a studio space on the internet".   
  
To Be intends to encourage collaborative works, especially between strangers, and to give them a space of silence and experimentation on the internet, a bit like a more artistically minded Tumblr.  
  
The project is ran by a tight-knit team in New York and the site is set to launch first week of September. If this sounds like your type of thing we have a few limited pre-launch invites available [here](http://tobe.us/join/protein?ref=protein.xyz).

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