Where interesting
people find
each other.
The Index is a private community for founders, makers, thinkers and people building what comes next.
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THE LIVING DIRECTORY
Not networking.
Not coworking.
Something more useful.
The Index exists to make collisions happen — between people, disciplines and ideas that would not otherwise meet. No lanyards, no pitch nights, no feed. Just rooms, tables and a programme designed so the right strangers keep ending up in the same conversation.
INDEX 01
THE DIRECTORY
A working index of interesting people.
“The most valuable conversations are usually the ones you didn’t schedule.”
Mara Okafor
Founder
London
MEMBER
042
MEMBER
017
A good room is tuned like an instrument. Most rooms are never tuned at all.
Open to collaborations
Jonas Lindqvist
Architect
Copenhagen
MEMBER
108
I don’t want feedback. I want ten people who ask questions I can’t answer.
In the studio until October
Ines Valdez
Artist
Lisbon
MEMBER
007
The best ideas are said quietly, to six people, none of whom are taking notes.
Taking coffees
Theo Marchetti
Investor
London
MEMBER
129
Feed people well and sit them next to strangers. Everything else is decoration.
Hosting in November
Amara Diallo
Chef
New York
MEMBER
214
Flash photography is honest. It admits someone was in the room.
On assignment until spring
Ren Takahashi
Photographer
New York
MEMBER
233
Trust forms in unstructured time, and unstructured time cannot be scheduled in half-hour units.
Writing
Priya Anand
Researcher
Online
INDEX 02
THE PROGRAMME
What’s on at the club.
INDEX 03
THE SPACES
Three rooms, one address.
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CAPACITY 42 · CLERKENWELL
Forty-two seats, three thousand books, and quiet that is kept by agreement rather than rule.
CAPACITY 18 · CLERKENWELL
One table, eighteen chairs, an open kitchen. Every seat faces someone worth meeting.
CAPACITY 36 · CLERKENWELL
A basement bar built around a record collection and a sound system that deserves your full attention.
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WHAT MEMBERSHIP HOLDS
Six reasons members renew.
01
Thoughtful introductions
Every month we introduce two members who should already know each other. Most of them agree.
02
Private events
Suppers, roundtables, studio visits and listening sessions. Small by design, never recorded.
03
Beautiful places to work
The Reading Room from eight until ten, with the archive wall and the good coffee.
04
Member-led dinners
The Long Table is yours to book. Eighteen seats, an open kitchen and your guest list.
05
Global reciprocal access
Partner clubs in New York, Copenhagen, Lisbon and Tokyo, one email away.
06
A community with standards
Every member is vouched for. No audiences, no lead lists, no personal brands at dinner.
INDEX 05
MEMBERSHIP
Three ways in.
All prices include VAT. Membership is billed annually and pauses gladly for parental leave and sabbaticals.
“The most valuable conversations are usually the ones you didn’t schedule.”
Mara Okafor
Founder · London · Member 042
INDEX 06
THE JOURNAL
