about

we kept ending up in rooms full of people, leaving without having met a single new one. so we built a different kind of room.

shared obsessions builts monthly analogue hangouts around specific shared interests what we call obsessions. chess. fashion. vinyl. and more to come.

you walk in alone. within minutes, you're meeting someone who is new but feels familiar. no pitching yourself. no forced small talk. just you and the person who gets it, and the quiet realization that this is the first time in a while that it’s happened. that moment is what we design for. every obsession. every hangout. every month.

we're julie & matthijs.

designers by background. community builders by conviction. rotterdam, since 2025.

we come from design. and we believe offline experiences deserve the same intention as the best digital ones. every detail, the people, the first five minutes, the question asked, the room chosen, is designed to make connection feel inevitable.

three things we refuse to compromise on.

showing up alone is completely normal.

the obsession does the work. the people are the point.

belonging is built through repetition, not chance.

Get in touch

hi@sharedobsessions.com
@shared.obsessions
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