A former industrial corner of Dalston rebuilt as a room for twenty-one small creative businesses, with two spaces kept free for exhibitions and pop-ups.
At a glance
The Factory is at 21-31 Shacklewell Lane, in Dalston, in the borough of Hackney. It is not a museum and not a gallery: it is a covered venue of twenty-one «pods» let to resident businesses, with a cafe and two separate spaces used for short-term hire, exhibitions and pop-ups.
Architecture and design are credited to Seesaw Studios and Studio SYN, lighting to lightin.space.
Key facts
- Address: 21-31 Shacklewell Lane, Dalston, London E8 2DA
- Borough: Hackney
- Coordinates: 51.5512, -0.0734
- Units: 21 pods for resident businesses, plus two event spaces
- Open for: exhibitions, pop-ups, shoots, private hire
History
The Factory belongs to the recent wave of London venues that recycle light-industrial buildings as shared creative space: twenty-one small units around a covered court, a resident cafe, and rooms that can be hired for a weekend.
It is the kind of place where an exhibition happens because a room was free and a gallery asked, which is exactly how the Huge Gallery show arrives in November 2026.
What you see
A covered yard opening onto Shacklewell Lane, with the pods arranged around it and the cafe among them. The two hiring spaces are plain rooms: white walls, high ceilings, daylight from the roof side.
Practical information
- The venue is open for residents, the cafe and hire; event access depends on the show
- Check what is on before travelling: the venue publishes its own calendar
- Nearest stations: Dalston Junction, Dalston Kingsland
Getting there
The Factory is on Shacklewell Lane in Dalston, a short walk from Dalston Junction and Dalston Kingsland stations, in the London borough of Hackney.
Nearby
- Dalston Lane and Dalston Junction
- Hackney Downs
- Rio Cinema, Kingsland High Street
Sources
- The Factory, «About us» (address, twenty-one pods, architecture credits) — https://www.thefactory.co.uk/about-us
- The Factory, what's on — https://www.thefactory.co.uk/events
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