In Praise of Form
September
When
6 pm arrival
7 pm dinner
Location
New York
By invitation
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Kenta Koga buttoning his tuxedo in Zenith Richards’s studio
Photo by Zenith Richards

In Praise of Form

An intimate gathering hosted by Kenta Koga and Yak Labs.

This evening celebrates our shared devotion to design — not merely as craft or profession, but as an act of care, imagination, and wonder. Around this table, we bring together kindred spirits whose work shapes the way the world feels and functions.

Each edition welcomes a new constellation of designers, founders, artists, and thinkers from our extended network. These are people who challenge convention, expand what’s possible, and bring depth, rigor, and soul to the products they build. Together, we explore the elegance of ideas, the poetry of interfaces, and the quiet magic of bringing all of them together to build era-defining companies.

Tonight — and every quarter — we raise a glass to form, to craft, to generosity of thought, and to the collaborations that emerge when devoted builders gather with intention.

A future gathering.

What are you building, and what would you like Kenta to know?

For invitations to future gatherings.

Kenta Koga seated cross-legged, smiling

Your host

Kenta Koga

Born in Japan, based in New York. A magician and interface designer, Kenta was once hired as personal magic coach to Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI. Since the rise of AI, Kenta has taken all his magic materials offline and performs by introduction only.