Team

Meet the makers.

Overview

We asked our team to choose a piece of art that represents them. From Caravaggio to Emigre, from Swiss modernism to Memphis chaos. Different backgrounds, different influences, same high standards.

We asked our team to choose a piece of art that represents them. From Caravaggio to Emigre, from Swiss modernism to Memphis chaos. Different backgrounds, different influences, same high standards.

Alex Athanasiou

Audience & Partnerships

Alex Blumfelder

Managing Director

Antonia Lazar

Program Director

Arielle Kroloff

Associate Director, Strategy

Brian Collins

Co-Founder, Designer

Claire Banks

Program Director

Daniel Ferro

Senior Designer

Dilayla Solorzano

Office Assistant

Drea Isasi

Senior Program Manager

Eigo Cong

Creative Technologist

Elizah Van Lokeren

Executive Operations Associate

Eric Park

Senior Motion Designer

Eron Lutterman

Audience & Partnerships

Evan White

Associate Designer

Hayden Zellers

Program Director

Jae Jeon

Senior Designer

Jaeyou Chung

Senior Designer

Jeremie Wimbrow

Design Director

Jessica Lai

Associate Designer

John Choi

Senior Motion Designer

Jonathan Katav

Design Director

Katie Branham

Accounting Assistant

Katya Watkins

Director, Resourcing

Kim Unger

IT & Systems Director

Klaudia Gladysz

Senior Director of People Ops

Leland Maschmeyer

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Lucas Howard

Senior Program Manager

Madeleine Carrucan

Associate Creative Director, Story

Mason Lin

Designer

Mimi Jao

Designer

Mina Son

Associate Designer

Morgan Light

Design Director

Nicholas Fearnley

Design Director

Nicole Cousins

Designer

Owen Oh

Associate Designer

Rebecca Smith

Financial Analys

Rik Ito

Chief Financial Officer

Rohan Rege

Senior Designer

Rory King

Design Director

Sam Eliot

Engagement Director

Selina Wu

Designer

Sergio Lairisa

Designer

Steffi Katz

Business Strategist, Associate

Stephen Dalton

Creative Director, Story

Taamrat Amaize

Chief Strategy Officer

Tom Elia

Executive Creative Director, Story

Vasavi Bubna

Associate Designer

Gatherings

COLLINS Coffeehaus

Overview

A few years ago, layoffs across the country hit the creative community especially hard. We knew that the problem – and the solution – were bigger than us. Our hunch was that people could help each other faster than anything we could do alone. They just needed the space.

The space to read, to talk, to meet people you didn’t know you needed to meet. To remember why you got into this work in the first place. So, we opened our Brooklyn studio to anyone that wanted to come by for coffee and a conversation and, if they’re lucky, a good book.

Since then, we've held Coffeehaus in New York. Teahaus in London. Even Ipanema. The details change but the intent stays the same.

When & Where

Most gatherings happen in our Brooklyn library. Others pop up wherever we are. We announce upcoming dates through our newsletter.

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Photography by Max Kütz