Tag Archives: makers

chicken hut

18 May Filed under art collective, bed-stuy, living space, parties.

[I’m counting down to the release of the Brooklyn Spaces book by doing one mini-post per day, sharing teasers of some of the places you’ll find in it. This is the last one—the book is out tomorrow!]

neighborhood: bed-stuy | …

pioneer works

15 May Filed under art gallery, art studios, community space, historic, makers, nonprofit, red hook, skillshare. 2 Comments.

space type: nonprofit, skillshare, gallery | neighborhood: red hook | active since: 2012 | links: website, facebook, twitter, wikipedia

Pioneer Works is huge. It’s around 27,000 square feet with 40-foot ceilings, which is just truly, absolutely …

acme studio

31 May Filed under commercial, makers, williamsburg. 3 Comments.

space type: photo studio & prop house | neighborhood: williamsburg | active since: 2010 | links: website, facebook, twitter, tumblr

Listen, I’ve been to a lot of wacky spaces through this project, but Acme is one of …

broken angel

15 Mar Filed under art studios, clinton hill, historic, living space, makers, spectacle. 8 Comments.

neighborhood: clinton hill | space type: living space, maker | active since: 1979 | links: facebook, flickr

This article was written for Hyperallergic. See the original here.

Most of the coverage you’ll find about the Broken Angel, a …

the illuminator

18 Sep Filed under activism, ft. greene, makers. 3 Comments.

space type: maker, activism | neighborhood: ft. greene & all over | active since: 2012 | links: website, facebook, twitter

For many involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement, the two-month anniversary last November was a galvanizing moment. …

pickett furniture (pier 41 workshop)

23 Aug Filed under makers, red hook. 9 Comments.

space type: coworking maker space | neighborhood: red hook | active since: 2010 | links: website, facebook, twitter, tumblr

Pickett Furniture is huge. The massive coworking space—in an old import / export warehouse right on the …

twig terrariums

10 Mar Filed under commercial, gowanus, makers. 4 Comments.

neighborhood: gowanus | space type: makers, commercial | active since: 2009 | links: website, facebook, twitter, flickr, pinterest

all photos by Maximus Comissar

Yet another amazing maker shop in Gowanus, Twig Terrariums—the brainchild of Katy Maslow …

gowanus print lab

16 Nov Filed under commercial, gowanus, makers, Uncategorized. 6 Comments.

space type: print studio | neighborhood: gowanus | actice since: 2010 | links: website, facebook, twitter

The Print Lab is deep in the bowels of Gowanus. It’s a nice stroll from the train, unless you happen to visit …

a wrecked tangle press

23 Sep Filed under makers, prospect heights. 11 Comments.

space type: art press | neighborhood: prospect heights | active since: 2007 | links: website, facebook, myspace

There’s no doubt that Brooklyn is a literary utopia. We’ve got writers winning all the most important awards, we’ve got a …