have been selected to
sit in the dark with strangers.
have been selected to
sit in the dark with strangers.
→ 01 Hello
→ 01 Hello
→ 01 Hello
stranger
stranger
stranger
I have a confession.
I find networking events dreadful.
Yes. I want to meet new people. But no, I don't want to name-drop my neighborhood as a personality trait. Out of despair, it seems, I’m taking matters into my own hands: We used to hold these intimate evenings called YOU™ back in our Amsterdam studio and they were a hit! So we brought it to the United States. Each edition is one unfiltered conversation in the dark.
The theme of the first edition in New York was the impact of automation on design-forward businesses. We’ve brought together a group of interesting people from a wide range of practices and conducted a blindfolded conversation in the dark where everyone can voice their unfiltered opinions.
If you want to be a part of it, sign up below to be notified about our next editions.
Oli Uygun,
founder, Atelier WOO
I have a confession.
I find networking events dreadful.
Yes. I want to meet new people. But no, I don't want to name-drop my neighborhood as a personality trait. Out of despair, it seems, I’m taking matters into my own hands: We used to hold these intimate evenings called YOU™ back in our Amsterdam studio and they were a hit! So we brought it to the United States. Each edition is one unfiltered conversation in the dark.
The theme of the first edition in New York was the impact of automation on design-forward businesses. We’ve brought together a group of interesting people from a wide range of practices and conducted a blindfolded conversation in the dark where everyone can voice their unfiltered opinions.
If you want to be a part of it, sign up below to be notified about our next editions.
Oli Uygun,
founder, Atelier WOO
I have a confession.
I find networking events dreadful.
Yes. I want to meet new people. But no, I don't want to name-drop my neighborhood as a personality trait. Out of despair, it seems, I’m taking matters into my own hands: We used to hold these intimate evenings called YOU™ back in our Amsterdam studio and they were a hit! So we brought it to the United States. Each edition is one unfiltered conversation in the dark.
The theme of the first edition in New York was the impact of automation on design-forward businesses. We’ve brought together a group of interesting people from a wide range of practices and conducted a blindfolded conversation in the dark where everyone can voice their unfiltered opinions.
If you want to be a part of it, sign up below to be notified about our next editions.
Oli Uygun,
founder, Atelier WOO
→ 02 About
→ 02 About
→ 02 About
YOU™
YOU™
YOU™
A cultural salon in the dark
A cultural salon in the dark
YOU™ is a salon series for design-forward leaders. Guests engage in a moderated conversation in the dark, stripped of titles or status. Each guest leaves with a commissioned artwork and a dossier on the night.
YOU™ is a salon series for design-forward leaders. Guests engage in a moderated conversation in the dark, stripped of titles or status. Each guest leaves with a commissioned artwork and a dossier on the night.
→ 03 YOU™
MOMENTS
→ 03 YOU™
MOMENTS
→ 03 YOU™
MOMENTS
The first edition
at Spring Place
The first edition
at Spring Place
On June 15, 2026, we hosted the first American edition of YOU™ in New York. Guests dropped anonymous questions into a hat, put on blindfolds and talked without titles.
On June 15, 2026, we hosted the first American edition of YOU™ in New York. Guests dropped anonymous questions into a hat, put on blindfolds and talked without titles.
01. It starts with an invitation.
02. Hand-lettered animal stickers replace names and titles.
03. Guests wear their animal name on the chest.
04. Founders from hospitality, wellness, design and art meet over a first drink.
05. Everyone drops an anonymous question into the hat.
06. Blindfolds go on and everyone is guided to an assigned seat.
07. Without sight, voices do the work.
08. Opinions come out unfiltered when nobody can see a face.
09. A hand goes up in the dark.
10. Oli reads the next question from the hat.
11. The blindfolds come off and the conversation widens into one circle.
12. Then the artwork arrives, one for every guest.
13. They cross the lounge looking for each other.
14. Pairs find each other and argue over what they see.
15. Two artworks, one long debate.
16. Oli asks one last question into the microphone.
17. Guests leave with a commissioned artwork and a dossier on the night’s theme.
01. It starts with an invitation.
02. Hand-lettered animal stickers replace names and titles.
03. Guests wear their animal name on the chest.
04. Founders from hospitality, wellness, design and art meet over a first drink.
05. Everyone drops an anonymous question into the hat.
06. Blindfolds go on and everyone is guided to an assigned seat.
07. Without sight, voices do the work.
08. Opinions come out unfiltered when nobody can see a face.
09. A hand goes up in the dark.
10. Oli reads the next question from the hat.
11. The blindfolds come off and the conversation widens into one circle.
12. Then the artwork arrives, one for every guest.
13. They cross the lounge looking for each other.
14. Pairs find each other and argue over what they see.
15. Two artworks, one long debate.
16. Oli asks one last question into the microphone.
17. Guests leave with a commissioned artwork and a dossier on the night’s theme.
01. It starts with an invitation.
02. Hand-lettered animal stickers replace names and titles.
03. Guests wear their animal name on the chest.
04. Founders from hospitality, wellness, design and art meet over a first drink.
05. Everyone drops an anonymous question into the hat.
06. Blindfolds go on and everyone is guided to an assigned seat.
07. Without sight, voices do the work.
08. Opinions come out unfiltered when nobody can see a face.
09. A hand goes up in the dark.
10. Oli reads the next question from the hat.
11. The blindfolds come off and the conversation widens into one circle.
12. Then the artwork arrives, one for every guest.
13. They cross the lounge looking for each other.
14. Pairs find each other and argue over what they see.
15. Two artworks, one long debate.
16. Oli asks one last question into the microphone.
17. Guests leave with a commissioned artwork and a dossier on the night’s theme.
→ 04 YOU™
FACTS
FACTS
What
A salon in the dark for creative founders. Guests talk blindfolded, without titles or status.
A salon in the dark for creative founders. Guests talk blindfolded, without titles or status.
Where
Spring Place, New York, NY.
Spring Place, New York, NY.
Guests
Creative founders in hospitality, wellness, design and art.
Creative founders in hospitality, wellness, design and art.
Take-home
A commissioned artwork and a dossier on the night.
A commissioned artwork and a dossier on the night.
Press
Photos, captions and contact are on the press page.
Photos, captions and contact are on the press page.
Every YOU™ edition is backed by research. Below we're sharing the report we put together for Edition 1: The Taste Economy. It covers what happens to trust, creativity, and pricing after AI. Our guests received a printed copy along with a summary of the evening's conversation inside a dossier. Along with an artwork.
Get your copy below.
Every YOU™ edition is backed by research. Below we're sharing the report we put together for Edition 1: The Taste Economy. It covers what happens to trust, creativity, and pricing after AI. Our guests received a printed copy along with a summary of the evening's conversation inside a dossier. Along with an artwork.
Get your copy below.