About

Exploring the people, places and ideas shaping where we want to be.

Creators of Place is a cross-disciplinary community bringing together people shaping how we live, gather and experience the world.

Through gatherings, experiences and collaborations, we create opportunities to meet, exchange ideas and experience place in new ways.

Guests arriving at The Baillie
Our Perspective

Place is everywhere.

It can be physical or cultural, permanent or temporary, designed or entirely unexpected.

A neighborhood. A brand. A community. A single evening that never repeats.

Place takes shape through people, experience, identity and culture.

A place is not a point on a map. It is a network of people, rituals and quiet coincidences.

Guests in conversation
The Community

Where different worlds meet.

Across real estate, hospitality, design, food, art, culture, brands, events and beyond, Creators of Place brings together people influencing the places and experiences around us.

Different disciplines. Different ways of seeing the world. A shared curiosity about what draws people in and what comes next.

  • Gather

    Curating rooms around interesting people, places and ideas.

  • Experience

    Creating new ways into a place, idea or conversation.

  • Exchange

    Ideas, perspectives and connections across disciplines.

Guests in conversation by the fireplace at The Baillie
Volume I / Seattle
August 2026

Dinner at The Baillie.

Twenty people from across real estate, hospitality, architecture, design, food and investment. One historic Seattle mansion in the midst of becoming something new.

An evening around one question:

What makes a place magnetic?

Raising a toast during dinner at The Baillie
A candid moment during dinner at The Baillie
A candid moment during the evening
Explore Volume I →
Volume II / Southern California

Southern California.

A new place. A different mix of people and perspectives.

The next gathering is taking shape.

Coming soon.

Exploration

What draws us in.

The people. The brands. The spaces. The ideas.

Exploring what shapes where people want to be, and what makes those places worth returning to.

Gatherings, experiences, collaborations and conversations offer different ways into the same exploration.

An evening courtyard gathering
Interest List

Stay in the orbit.

We're always interested in meeting people doing interesting things, discovering new places and exploring new ideas.

For those shaping something, exploring an idea, or curious to find themselves around a future table, tell us a little about yourself.