Trellis
We design the conditions for connection.
A gathering and experience studio in New York.
A gathering is not an event. It is a set of decisions: who is in the room, how the room is shaped, and what it quietly asks of the people inside it.
We believe intimacy scales badly and intention scales well. So we work small, slowly, and with attention to the parts most people skip: the arrival, the seating, the hour before anyone speaks.
Trellis is a gathering and experience studio rooted in the belief that the right people, in the right environment, can change the direction of a life. It was born from years of bringing people together across business, culture, hospitality, and the arts, building communities from the ground up, hosting gatherings and retreats, and creating experiences connected to Ivy League institutions, underground creative communities, and global brands.
Past work has included collaborations with Soho House and Lululemon, intimate retreats for international private and family business communities across multiple continents, chef-led dinners for creative women, private concerts in top corporate offices, and cultural programming throughout New York's creative communities.
But at the center of it all is something simple: thoughtful people gathering with intention.
Demi Palmer
I've always been drawn to the spaces where different worlds meet: art and business, policy and culture, ambition and community. I spent years in consulting at Accenture and Slalom, and time as an operator inside growing teams, while building a creative community in Brooklyn through intimate gatherings rooted in connection and storytelling.
Those two worlds usually stay separate. I've worked in both, and most of what I do is bring them into the same room.
I've traveled to more than 50 countries, but the moments that have stayed with me most are the simplest ones: strangers becoming close friends around a table, conversations lasting longer than anyone planned. Human-centered relationship building is a thread through nearly everything I do, and Trellis was created from that belief.
I started Trellis because I believe ambitious people deserve spaces that feel inspiring, deeply human, and rooted in genuine connection.
Columbia Business School MBA ยท M.S.Ed. Education Policy, University of Pennsylvania
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If you're planning something that should feel experiential, let's talk.
Trellis, New York