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Open House

Historically, salons were where people came together to talk, argue, eat, and most importantly, sharpen ideas. We bring designers together, established and emerging alike, to share the truth about our industry, our businesses, and how we navigate toward our goals.

What it is

Two hours. The real answers.

Our take on the salon idea: we break bread (in a very good restaurant) and get real about the business of design. 

A monthly lunch where we sit down with a small room of designers and talk about the parts of the business nobody posts. Pricing. Markups. The client you should have walked from. What we charge, what we accept, and what we'd never do again. You bring your questions when you reserve; we bring decades of what worked and what cost us.

Established, emerging, whatever you call yourself: if you're serious about this work, you belong at the table. It's where mentorship happens in real time.

Next up
The next lunch

Hype vs. Help

AI for design administration and project management.
Fri, August 21, 2026  ·  Del Bar, Buckhead  ·  $75, lunch included

Everybody's selling you AI. We're talking about where it actually saves you time versus where it's just noise dressed up as strategy. What's working in our studios right now, and what we've quietly stopped using.

Reserve your seat

The full 2026 season.

Come for one, then keep coming. Here's the whole year, past lunches included, so you can see the room we're building. Reserve early, our rooms are small.

Thu
Jun 18
The First Open House
Open call, topics from the table. The room that started it all.
Del Bar, Buckhead
Held
Fri
Jul 17
Make Them Look
Alternative marketing and self promotion.
Del Bar, Buckhead
Held
Fri
Aug 21
Hype vs. Help Next
AI for design administration and project management. What we use, what we don't, what's hype.
Del Bar, Buckhead  ·  $75, lunch included
Fri
Sep 18
Find Your Lane
Design identity, signature style, and niching down.
Details to come
Fri
Oct 16
Show Your Face
Being present in the design industry: market attendance, panels, and vendor relationships.
Details to come
Fri
Nov 20
Partner Up
The power of partnership and working for others.
Details to come

Pull up a chair.

Reserve a seat at the next Open House, or stay in the loop and we'll tell you what's next before anyone else.

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