A man and a woman prepare meal on wood countertop in kitchen and dining room with white walls, blue and yellow cabinetry, long wooden dining table, white counter tops, wood cabinets, white-and-blue handmade tiles, green curtains, spherical pendant lamps, and breakfast nook with table and shelved made of salvaged timber in an apartment in  Prishtina, Kosovo.

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Ali Fraenkel and Mentor Dida prepare for one of the many gatherings they host in their penthouse in Prishtina, Kosovo. Self-described “changemakers,” they regularly open their home to 20 or more people for get-togethers with live music from local artists or guest speakers like Uta Ibrahimi, the first Albanian woman to climb Mount Everest. The couple worked with designers Fitore Syla and Njomza Havolli of local firm Muza to create a balance of open and intimate spaces. “Gathering people is our shared calling,” says Ali.