Hackney Downs Studios

Specialties

We are East London’s creative community.

Hackney Downs Studios is a centre for creativity and collaboration in East London.

There are three versatile events spaces and over 70 serviced studios and workspaces for creative businesses. There’s also a series of rooftops, railway arches, a secret garden and our café The Russet.

Acting as a platform, we welcome people from all disciplines, encouraging our community to build networks within East London and beyond. Our community is home to over 100 small businesses, check out our Residents section of the website to see who’s on board.

We wish to enrich the Hackney Downs area with positive creative projects and are dedicated to providing opportunities for the local community to engage with the space, the people, and the events.

Hackney Downs Studios is managed by Creative Network Partners; we also run Netil House.

History

Established in 2011.

Established in 2011, the space has been transformed from a redundant printworks to an enterprising arts and business hub.