Issue No. 02 — Applications open
DTLA.
The second room. Built on what the first one taught us.
01 — What’s locked
The city, the dates, and the rule.
- The city
- Downtown Los Angeles — a few miles from the studio where all of this started.
- The dates
- February 7–8, 2027, Lunar New Year weekend, in a city that does it properly. Nine to five both days.
- The rule
- A small room, licensed estheticians, real work. You don’t leave inspired. You leave with output.
What isn’t yet
- The venue
- The curriculum
- The guest faculty
They get announced together, once they’re locked — not before. No half-finished schedule, no “details TBA” pages that never fill in.
The list hears first.
02 — Before this
No. 01 ran in New York.
Two days in Chelsea. A live men’s facial on a male model, a two-hour manzilian session with Guido Cuomo, a surprise guest from Queen Cup Coffee, an avatar workbook, a partnership map, and a finished video out of every phone in the room.
That’s the bar No. 02 is built against.
Read No. 01 →01
Apply
A short application on the site: your practice and what you’re building. About fifteen minutes.
02
We review
Within five business days. We’re looking for the right mix of experience levels, cities and ambitions.
03
Acceptance + payment
An acceptance email with a payment link. Tuition due within seven days to hold the seat. First paid, first confirmed.
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Pre-workshop
Two weeks out: the welcome packet — dates, venue, what to bring, footage to film, an optional reading list.
No. 02 / Downtown LA
Hear about it before anyone else.
Venue, curriculum and faculty go to the list first — then everywhere else. No spam. Just the announcement, and the occasional letter on what we’re building.