{"id":42896,"date":"2023-10-20T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/the-new-breed-of-co-working-spaces-for-creatives-and-artists-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:24:35","slug":"the-new-breed-of-co-working-spaces-for-creatives-and-artists-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-new-breed-of-co-working-spaces-for-creatives-and-artists-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"The new breed of co-working spaces for creatives and artists – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019re a new business or entrepreneur with a fresh project on the books, you might have started researching co-working hubs \u2013 but what if your work takes up more space than your typical startup?<\/p>\n
Many tech companies are big advocates of hot desking, but artists and creative types often need more than a space to plug in a laptop.<\/p>\n
They need galleries, retail showrooms and project spaces \u2013 something that Smithmade co-founder David Dunbar thinks haven\u2019t been a priority of traditional spaces.<\/p>\n
\u201cCreatives and artists sort of wander around. They have all this ability, but because of retail costs, especially in Sydney, it\u2019s so expensive,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Dunbar and his partner Nicole launched collaborative design space Smithmade earlier this year, and now welcome a variety of bakers, bloggers, stylists and photographers into their industrial design space so their local creatives can complete a range of projects.<\/p>\n