If you live a craft
Artists, makers, and educators proud of a craft they’d love to pass on to the next generation.
Teach, create, and help shape the spaces and experiences.
The family club for the part of life you don’t want to automate.
A beautiful space that gives you back the time to enjoy quality experiences, designed by masters of their craft.
Coming soon to San Francisco
Our vision
Having kids is the most human and meaningful thing we do. Yet it has become lonely, joyless, and unnecessarily hard. We love being parents, but we miss being ourselves.Salotto ends that impossible choice.The people, the culture, the life we set aside come back, and we get to share it all with our kids.
sa·lot·to · noun, Italian — “living room”
A space to inspire the whole family.
Studio MusicaA music studio for little rockstars.
Studio ArteAn art studio bursting with colors and materials for artist-led classes.
Il LaboratorioA maker studio for aspiring engineers, inventors and scientists.
La BibliotecaQuiet nooks for reading, studying, and hearing stories from writers.
Il RistoranteAll-day dining, from family brunch to date night.
Spazio BenessereA wellness studio for yoga, strength, and cardio classes.
L’UfficioA productive space with meeting rooms and espresso on hand for your big or small projects.
Il CinemaA space for films and special events, with popcorn, of course.
Spazio BambiniTender, supervised soft play for our youngest members.
Il SalottoThe heart of the clubhouse, where the community gathers.
The membership offering
For parents who want to make the most of the early years.
The experiencesQuality time for
Quality time for
curious minds, big & small
- Classes for kids led by masters of their craft
- Pottery with a real ceramicist, pasta making with a local chef, building circuits with an EV engineer
- Time for parents to work, recharge, and play
- Spaces to focus, wellness classes to unplug, and spontaneous dinners full of wine and laughter
- Seasonal celebrations for the whole family
- Lunar New Year shows, Christmukkah dinners, the city’s best festivals, and more
The clubhouseA second home for
A second home for
intentional families
- Spaces that take children seriously and let parents be themselves
- Made for moms and dads alike, with room for lingering, serendipity, and life’s small pleasures
- We value form as much as function
- From furniture to plates, everything designed to be inspiring and beautiful
- Open when the kids are up
- All day, rain or shine, seven days a week, especially on the days schools are closed
FallSchool applicationsConnect with families who have been in your shoes.
WinterFamily portraitsPhotos to share with loved ones all over the world.
SpringBirthday partyDesigned and organized from A to Z.
SummerSurf campPlanned with your friends. Shuttle included.
School applications
Connect with families who have been in your shoes.
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Family portraits
Photos to share with loved ones all over the world.
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Birthday party
Designed and organized from A to Z.
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Surf camp
Planned with your friends. Shuttle included.
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The conciergePeace of mind for
Peace of mind for
the busy family
- Less to organize, with a plan B built in
- Every class and booking in one place, with on-call caregivers for last-minute plans
- Everything the locals know, from day one
- One trusted source for every decision about family life
- Support beyond our walls
- From finding a nanny to booking sports classes and planning birthday parties
Our story
Built by a family like yours.
Salotto was founded by Polina Melamed and Luca Tavazzani. Partners in life and in work.
Two big careers. Two little kids. Zero grandparents on this side of the ocean.
With no village nearby, we went looking for one in the city we’d chosen to call home. Along the way, we met many families just like us: building a life with kids far from where they started, without giving up what made life good before. Beauty, simplicity, community.
We’ve spent our careers building technology, and we believe in a future where it frees us to focus on what truly matters: the time we spend with our kids.
So we’re building what we couldn’t find. A family club for the part of life you don’t want to automate. For our kids, for families like us, and for the city we love.
Coming soon to San Francisco
Childhood belongs in the city.
Does raising children have to mean leaving the city? We don’t think so. We grew up in Milan and Moscow, and we believe cities are extraordinary places for children to grow up in. Cities are where colors and sounds play together, where ideas collide, and where cultures are created. Few cities do it as well as San Francisco.Salotto won’t be a consumer of the city, but a contributor. We’re building it in collaboration with San Francisco’s artists, makers, and chefs, to be deeply embedded in its cultural and civic community. So our families don’t just live in San Francisco. They belong here.
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