On the fourth floor of one of Uno Prii’s Annex towers – unbeknownst to most, and as often as four afternoons a week – some of the city’s most talented 35-and-unders gather to work, vet each other’s pitches, mend each other’s often-frayed freelance egos, and eat.
Both the space and the food come courtesy of Gabriel Li, a photographer, designer, graduate of the University of Waterloo’s architecture school and mother-hen to this revolving group of about 30 creatives. Regulars include illustrator Zachary Monteiro, photographer Pam Lau and multimedia designer Katherine Diemert.
“It just happened naturally,” says Li of his unusual social network, seated at the large wooden table that dominates the two-bedroom apartment, which he shares with a cat. “I can’t work in libraries and coffee shops,” he says, “so…
