Vellor Collective · Lagos

Vellor Collective. Lagos, by invitation

One long table. Small seatings. An address that reaches you later.

Request an invitationChapter 02 · Thursday 26 November
01The evening

There is no programme.

Vellor is member-led. Each gathering is put together with intention: the room, the food, the order of the table. Who sits where is decided before anyone arrives.

There are no speeches and nothing to get through. There is the room, the people in it, and the hours.

A conversation card on the table: "What kind of people do you naturally gravitate toward?"
Red wine being poured into a glass beside dark red flowers

Not everything needs to be seen to be felt.

02The table

What you walk into.

You will be placed, not left to find a chair. Dinner is seated and shared. Come alone if you like; most people do, and none of them stay alone for long.

The table from above: lamp, flowers, monogrammed napkins and patterned coasters
Dress
However you would dress for a good dinner. No one is checking.
Alone or with someone
Both work. One seat to an invitation, so anyone coming with you sends a request of their own.
The address
Sent to you once your seat is confirmed, and not before.
03The objects
A Vellor place card beside grapes in warm lamplight
The cardYour name, written by hand, waiting at your seat.
A sealed Vellor envelope with a burgundy wax seal on a plate
The sealEvery evening begins with a sealed envelope on your plate.
A cream leather Vellor keepsake with an initial, held at the table
The keepsakeSomething to take home, so the evening stays a little longer.
A small table lamp glowing over red flowers and a Vellor card
The lightLow, warm and close. The table is lit for conversation.
04Past evenings

Every evening sets its own table.

The feeling at it stays the same.

  • Placement card on table cloth
    Chapter 01
  • A hand reaching across the table, past white wine and red roses.
    Chapter 01
  • A menu sealed with wax on a plate, beside a napkin tied with string.
    Chapter 01
  • The long table seen through movement, guests either side.
    Chapter 01
  • Candlelight along the cloth.
    Chapter 01
  • The table before anybody sat down.
    Chapter 01
  • Dessert brought to the table.
    Chapter 01
  • A card read at the table.
    Chapter 01
  • Guests at the long table.
    Chapter 01
  • A dish arriving.
    Chapter 01
  • A hand over the table.
    Chapter 01
  • Guest holding a collectable
    Chapter 01
  • The table, mid evening.
    Chapter 01
  • Glasses raised.
    Chapter 01
  • The last course.
    Chapter 01
  • A photograph from a Vellor evening.
    Chapter 01
  • The box each guest is given.
    Chapter 01
  • A photograph from a Vellor evening.
    Chapter 01
  • Served last course.
    Chapter 01

  • Chapter 02

    The next table.

    Photographs from 26 November will appear here.

05Dates

The next table.

A painting of four guests at a long table before an orange sun on gold leaf

By invitation

Chapter 02

Thursday
26 November 2026

Vellor Collective × Beyond Accra

Lagos · The address is shared with confirmed guests

Request an invitation

By invitation

Request an invitation

Each table is small, and we read every request.

  1. 01Send your request
  2. 02We read every one, personally
  3. 03If there is a seat for you, your invitation arrives by email. Confirm it within two hours and the seat is yours

The location is shared only with confirmed guests.

How did you hear about Vellor?

Your details are read by our hosts and no one else.

06Work with us

Brands sit at this table too.

If you make something that belongs in a room like this, write and say what you have in mind. We take on partners carefully and answer everybody.

Write to us

Hello@VellorCollective.com

Vellor bottles on ice, served by a waiter in a VC shirt