Mark Sage was riding the Paris metro one spring day in 1998 when he heard: People all over the world / Join hands / Start a love train, love train. And the business that launched thousands of fascinating objects was born.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Mark has always had a sixth sense of wanderlust, adventure, and intrigue. With the heart of an artist and the soul of a daredevil, he’s a mindful maverick. 

For Mark, success means you take risks, fail hard, trust your gut, and repeat. He’s rooted in doing what he does best: traveling the world to uncover one-of-a-kind pieces. “It doesn’t have to be a provenance piece. If it has good color, good patina, good lines, or is something I’d like to have in my own home, I buy it,” he says. “It’s not about a shopping list of what’s hot. It’s about spotting the real treasures that are hiding in the corner.”

Mark’s is the kind of vision that looks to the past, lives in the present, and relentlessly moves forward. And let this train keep on riding, riding on through.