Sugar House Open Studio

SUGARHOUSE will host their first winter open Studios on 21st -23rd November, The newly built Yardhouse, Workshop East and Sugarhouse will open the doors of its 39 artist and designer inhabitants to the public. Exclusively for the festive season Sugarhouse will launch their very own 'Sugarhouse Shop' selling gifts, homeware, furniture, fashion accessories, bags, original artwork and soft furnishings.

Have a look behind the scenes at the hive of activity that is Sugarhouse Studios. The event will start with an opening party on the Friday, with a bar/café for refreshments and a discount at the PRINTHOUSE restaurant next door. Expect to see carpentry demonstrations and have-a-go stone carving sessions over the weekend. Artists and designers will also be on hand to discuss commissions as well as having items to buy directly from them, with discounts and sample sales - Studio LW, Haidée Drew, Mauro Dell’Orco, WAFFLE Design, stevecookfurniture, Frankie Gallagher, ADTomlin, Workshop East, Ian Smart, Genevieve Sweeney London, Dan Kisiel Woodwork, Andrew Friend, Bramble+Mrtwigg, Assemble, Marie Jacotey, Marianne Keating, Fran Edgerley, Sarah Simmonds, JackJamesFurniture, Michael Iveson.

Sugarhouse is a collaborative studio and events space on Stratford High Street, built and managed by Assemble. The building combines affordable studio space alongside wood and metal workshops and a flexible events and project space. Sugarhouse reflects an aspiration to create a sociable and collaborative work environment, providing a valuable way for creative practitioners to expand their frame of reference, learn new skills and work with others. Spaces are provided for designers and artists who engage in hands-on, practical work. It is not seen as a quiet, desk- based work environment but home to a range of messy, noisy, tactile and experimental processes. The space has been transformed from a derelict sign-makers workshop and yard into a home to 39 artists and designers.