Eat Work Art

We were thrilled to welcome Dame Meg Hillier, MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, to #NetilCorner, our newly opened studio space in Hackney, just before the Christmas break. During her visit, we showcased how we’ve reimagined this once-abandoned WeWork building into a hub for industry-leading creative brands and businesses. From bespoke studio spaces designed to reflect the individuality of our curated community to thoughtfully developed communal facilities such as rooftop saunas and break out spaces with panoramic views of London’s skyline, it was a great opportunity to show off how workspace should be designed to inspire innovation and collaboration. Dame Meg Hillier met with a number of our remarkable residents, including: • TAG Agency, a pioneering organisation connecting underrepresented young Londoners to opportunities in the creative industries through partnerships with major brands like CoppaFeel! and Spotify. • Kate Dawkins Studio, an acclaimed creative force behind events such as D-Day 80, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics. Her visit highlighted the importance of spaces like Netil Corner in fostering creative businesses that not only define London’s creative identity but also champion inclusivity in the industry. Netil Corner represents our commitment to providing small and medium-sized businesses with spaces that go beyond functionality — spaces designed for the kind of creativity that shapes the future. #eatworkart #creativestudio #workspace #hackneycreatives

Our year in numbers at Eat Work Art. 🤝 15 new team members 🎨 139 new studios 🤍 240 studios occupied 🥯 70 bagels bought from The Bagel Guys (by our Brand Manager alone…) 🐣 4 team babies 🎓 5 new residents joining through our Collaborator Programme 🎟️ 75 events across our sites (Probably. Potentially more. It's hard to count them all with well over 1,000 creatives on site) #yearwrapped

As we celebrate the 15-year anniversary of Netil House this year, we’ve been reflecting on how the building has evolved during our time here. Once a derelict corporate office building, the space has gradually developed into a dynamic ecosystem of creative leaders, with individuals in a range of industries working at the forefront of London’s creative scene. With the addition of over 100 new spaces in the new Netil Corner extension, which has almost doubled the size of the Netil community, we’ve taken this moment to look toward the future. How can we ensure that the community stands as a key figure in London’s dynamic creative scene? It’s why we’re transforming Netil House with our Membership model, creating a more collaborative creative ecosystem, which aims at bringing in a new concept of flexible workspace — offering integrated and best-in-class creative services, hospitality offerings and more flexibility for residents. This includes… • All inclusive pricing • Rolling contracts • Ability to move spaces, upsize and downsize anytime, easily and quickly • Coworking add ons • ‘One-stop-shop’ access to hospitality and additional services including photography and recording studios, wellness facilities (including free saunas*), meeting rooms and call booths • More hands-on community management This new approach also offers access to add-on services and tiered memberships, catering to a broader range of creatives — from individual freelancers to large businesses, ensuring our community remains diverse. As we continue to grow and innovate, we’re excited to see how these changes will empower our diverse community of creatives, keeping Eat Work Art’s studio spaces and communities within at the heart of London’s creative scene for years to come. #eatworkart #netilhouse

Coworking has officially arrived at #NetilHouse — a space made specifically for industry-leading creatives.⁠ ⁠ Our roaming membership allows you to hot desk in our light-filled, spacious co-working space, overlooking London Fields and Netil Market. What's included?⁠ ⁠ • High-speed wifi⁠ • Meeting room access⁠ • Communal kitchen⁠ • Phone booths⁠ • Resident events⁠ • Discounts at local cafés, restaurants, bars and shops⁠ • Wellness on-site⁠ ⁠ Limited availability. More here: https://lnkd.in/epYhGKbB #eatworkart #coworking #availablecoworking

Earlier in the year, Georgie Tyson and Kate Pierce from our Devon team were asked to be part of HEY, an interview series by Bluestone360 spotlighting the "interesting people from Plymouth to discover what they're about and up to". It was an honour to be asked alongside other incredible creatives and inspiring people from across the city, including Alma Yard residents Pete Clayton and Heyl Bakery. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/e9g3zHbw #eatworkart #plymouthcreatives #plymouthstudios #creativecommunity

Lockside Studios is officially open. 24 new creative studios and workspaces (including several retail spots, tattoo studios and a café) have arrived in Fish Island. Our current residents, innovators and trailblazers from all corners of East London’s creative industries, have spent the last few weeks refining their spaces — from office-based creative businesses to podcasting and editing suites. Swipe for some special moments from our opening party, where we welcomed residents new and prospective, our neighbours in Hackney Wick, and the Eat Work Art team. Here’s to the very exciting few months ahead as we welcome the final round of residents into the space. Last few studios available here: https://lnkd.in/eDudDPVE #EatWorkArt #LocksideStudios

Meet Brett McCurdy, our Resident Curation Assistant 🌱 We recently caught up with Brett to discuss his role in matching creatives with their ideal studio space, the importance of community-building in the curation process, and some interesting trends we've seen in the people enquiring for studios in the last few years. Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/ed9ZwB6D #eatworkart #creativeopportunities #creativejobs #creativecareers

Why are fit-out projects such as offices, workspaces and studios so wasteful? Creating beautiful studio spaces and curating the communities within them all begins with our Development & Design team, who look at an existing space and reimagine how it can be inhabited by London’s creative leaders. Whereas for some spatial developers and designers this may mean starting from scratch, our team put reuse at the heart of their work. Alongside custom furnishings and precisely curated interior choices, we look at how we can repurpose what is good quality to avoid waste. At Netil Corner, the site was left with a whole range of materials that we have been able to reuse across the site, as well as at our other studios. Anything that we don’t require has been given a new life or donated to other construction projects to keep the building’s economy circular. #eatworkart #materials #construction #newmaterials

Applications open | Free exhibition spaces in Hackney We’ve partnered with cultural impact charity Hypha Studios to offer free exhibition spaces at our studios in E8. This is a unique opportunity for collectives of artists or curators looking to showcase their work in some of London’s leading creative studios. 📍 Hackney Downs Studios 📍 Netil House 🗓️ Exhibition slots 1st slot: 9th September – 2nd November 2nd slot: 3rd November – 5th January 2025 ⏰ Apply by Sunday 25th August, 6pm Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eVpJhnf2 WHO’S ELIGIBLE? This opportunity is open to curators and artists living in East London who can easily access the space. We’re particularly interested in groups that will engage with the local community in the studios and surrounding areas. Priority will be given to those who cannot typically afford exhibition space and creatives facing challenges and barriers reaching the next stage of their career. HOW DOES IT WORK? In exchange for free exhibition space, participants are expected to fully utilise the space and organise public-facing events, such as workshops, talks, or performances, as part of their residency. Applications must be submitted as a group. HYPHA STUDIOS Hypha Studios is a charity that connects creatives with vacant spaces to foster cultural hubs for local communities. To date, they have supported 993 individual artists and curators who have faced financial barriers and have facilitated 582 events for local communities. #creativeopportunities #eatworkart #hyphastudios #exhibitionspace #creativestudios

Why did we start from the top and work down in our development of #NetilCorner? In the final stage of the development process — the second floor of the building — has been a much more ‘custom’ project, in many senses of the word. Whereas on the first and third floors we have taken an approach to upgrade the space, thinking along the lines of reimagining and reusing what were still valuable materials, the second floor has been approached from an entirely different angle. The Development and Design teams have started from scratch with much of the space, pulling out a lot of the existing glass walls to build large scale studios and custom sized spaces for much larger design, creative and desk-based teams than we’ve seen at our other sites. Focusing on maximising natural light in the studios, adding extra amenities in the communal areas and upgrading the existing glass partitions used by the building’s previous residents, the space has been transformed from severe, corporate and cold to a softer, warmer place better suited to creatives. Many of the original building’s structures have been made features of — namely the steel structures running throughout studios, which have added character in countless spaces. 📸 Before development.