The Chocolate Factory N16

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The Chocolate Factory N16 is home to 27 studios of fine artists, ceramicists, printmakers, lighting designers, installation artists, illustrators, photographers and graphic artists.

Studio F5 resident  will be taking her wares to Stokey Church Street this weekend to join  at their 3 day Pop Up startin...
12/12/2024

Studio F5 resident will be taking her wares to Stokey Church Street this weekend to join at their 3 day Pop Up starting tomorrow at 12 noon. As well as her screenprinted goodies Helen will be selling an exclusive batch of wash bags and purses repurposed from some oversized and neglected pieces of vintage workwear.

For this E8 Art and Craft Trail,  Sat 7 & Sun 8 December,  artist Catherine Jacobs,  alongside fellow Hackney-based arti...
06/12/2024

For this E8 Art and Craft Trail, Sat 7 & Sun 8 December, artist Catherine Jacobs, alongside fellow Hackney-based artist Marcia Teusink present, ‘Shifting Terrains & Changing Contexts’ 5 Amhurst Road, Hackney Central, just before it meets Mare Street. The artists will be in attendance this weekend 11-5 and their joint exhibition continues during office hours until 31 January 2025.

Working across photography, painting, video and objects, we explore landscape and historic plant specimens in ways that invite us to consider what happens when one’s sense of place shifts and becomes uncertain, strange and sometimes sublime.

Jacobs is intrigued by how photography is inherently an ambiguous medium. Working with experimental processes, she makes open-ended works as a focus for our subjective responses. Using a close up-lens and careful lighting, she transform sticky, domestic materials into abstract landscapes. Outside the studio, she seeks out transient and liminal spaces for the cameras lens. Inviting us into playful states of uncertainty, her work is informed by her parallel career in research psychology and coaching.

Marcia Teusink explores the historic movement of plants – a subject she began to research after learning about Hackney’s historic Loddiges Nursery several years ago. The plant business was responsible for the import and export of thousands of plant species around the globe, with great success and also some negative repercussions. Her pieces look at both the care early botanists gave to plants and the complications inherent to moving species around the world.

A big thank you to everyone who came to our Open Studios on Sunday. It was a super busy day and we loved joining in with...
02/12/2024

A big thank you to everyone who came to our Open Studios on Sunday. It was a super busy day and we loved joining in with local businesses and being part of the Stokey jigsaw trail . As we now return to working studios, all remaining jigsaw pieces can be collected from from Wednesday onwards.
Welcome to all our new followers and we hope to see you all again next summer! You can get in touch with any of our artists via our website link in profile or check the highlights above to find us individually here on instagram. Enjoy the rest of 2025 and see you again for our next summer opening!

Winter Open Studios:Join us for the grand finale of our 30th anniversary! Explore 27 creative studios showcasing ceramic...
11/11/2024

Winter Open Studios:

Join us for the grand finale of our 30th anniversary! Explore 27 creative studios showcasing ceramics, painting, textiles, and more. Meet the talented artists, tour their spaces, and discover unique handmade pieces for every kind of budget.

A new family treasure hunt is set to return alongside our favorite winter Pop-Up with
Come celebrate three decades of art and creativity with us!

Free Entry | Families Welcome

Sunday 1st December
11am-6pm

The Chocolate Factory
Farleigh Place
London
N16 7SX

Lots happening that weekend in Stokey. Follow and and catch it all!

Posted  •  Introducing 🕊️ Sophie MacCarthy 🕊️

Sophie’s studio, where she has been for about 27 years, is tucked away in...
23/10/2024

Posted • Introducing 🕊️ Sophie MacCarthy 🕊️

Sophie’s studio, where she has been for about 27 years, is tucked away in Hackney in an old, former chocolate factory, now artists’ studios, down a cobbled street with wrought iron stairs and walkways, packed with character. Inside, her studio is filled with inspiring books, postcards, and a music collection encompassing Bach, Philip Glass, Bob Dylan and Oscar Peterson – a glimpse of the eclectic music lover in Sophie.

Sophie is from a strong lineage of makers and artists: her grandfather Desmond MacCarthy was a journalist and literary editor and critic and part of the Bloomsbury group circle of artists and writers. On her French mother’s side Sophie’s ancestors were sculptors and painters. Initially Sophie studied ceramics at Amersham college in Buckinghamshire, then later on in the early 80s, studied sculpture at Wimbledon School of Art. On arrival we were met by a large sculpted head, one of Sophie’s earlier works from her time at Wimbledon.

The decorating technique she employs on her ceramics involves multi-layering of coloured slips in combination with paper stencils and wax-resist. There is a brevity, a hint, which she then applies with either a sponge or a brush giving a translucency, a depth of tone with all her work. She works with complete confidence, the determined colours complementing her strong eye for design.

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Yay we’re in  top 24 things to see at The London Design Festival  this coming weekend.  online today and out in print on...
09/09/2024

Yay we’re in top 24 things to see at The London Design Festival this coming weekend. online today and out in print on Friday. Together with .studio and all the other amazing happenings in and around Stokey, the new kids are definitely on the map!
Thank you for including us in a great line up.
Starting this weekend, three of our studios will be open at The Chocolate Factory N16. Come and chat to the makers, join in live workshops and see our lovely studio setting. Look out for the map as there are loads of other places to visit including our studio friends

Opening 12-5pm drop in workshops are free and on a first come first served basis.

Blue skies over the studios.
03/09/2024

Blue skies over the studios.

Mug and jug handles  drying in the courtyard on a gentle Sunday breeze.
25/08/2024

Mug and jug handles drying in the courtyard on a gentle Sunday breeze.

So the 30 year celebrations continue! For the weekend of Sept 14/15th, As part of the , official partners of , we’re sup...
20/08/2024

So the 30 year celebrations continue! For the weekend of Sept 14/15th, As part of the , official partners of , we’re super excited to have a select group of studios at the Chocolate Factory opening their doors to the public, demonstrating their practice and offering work for sale.

Participating studios:

& G5 – ceramics studio

Drawing as Design for Clay – Drop in workshops exploring drawing as a design tool for surface and form. Alongside ceramic work for sale.

F5 – textile design and screen printing workshops.

Helen will be giving screen print demonstrations throughout the weekend with the opportunity to design and pull your own print on to fabric (bring your own white t-shirt. Tote bags or kids t-shirts can be purchased on the day) Lampshades, tea towels, cushions and accessories will also be on sale from her pattern filled studio.

F9 – mixed media artist

Lydia will be talking about her work and inspirations and demonstrating some of her unconventional mixed media techniques. Paintings, prints cards and more will be available to purchase throughout the weekend all taken from Lydia’s passion for landscape painting.

We’re kicking this off on 14th/15th September 12-5pm There’s going to be tons of exciting local stuff happening this and the following weekend too, including our old chums so be sure to look out for the map/flyers for the whole district.

Also check out studio member Sarah Hyndman of who will be hosting a multi sensory tasting talk on 20th September as part of the festival over in Bankside.

It’s lovely when the suns shining, just pop in the studios when it rains! Cafe and jazz band in full swing!
07/07/2024

It’s lovely when the suns shining, just pop in the studios when it rains! Cafe and jazz band in full swing!

We have a quiz! Plus free books for children thanks to .studio
07/07/2024

We have a quiz! Plus free books for children thanks to .studio

We’re open! 11am -6pm today only.
07/07/2024

We’re open! 11am -6pm today only.

Posted  •  Yes it’s tomorrow ! Sunday July 7th Celebrating 30 years of the Chocolate Factory Studios ( me 27 years!) Com...
06/07/2024

Posted • Yes it’s tomorrow ! Sunday July 7th Celebrating 30 years of the Chocolate Factory Studios ( me 27 years!) Come and celebrate with us! There’ll be Food, drink and Live Jazz! 🎈🎈

Posted  • .colman Come and have a chat and look round the studios - I’ll have these new printed silks plus some little p...
06/07/2024

Posted • .colman Come and have a chat and look round the studios - I’ll have these new printed silks plus some little printed collages I’ve been making & there’s going to be live music, a pop-up bakery & a treasure hunt for kids…

Flying high! Open Studios this Sunday folks! Cafe, live jazz, treasure hunt and lots of studios to explore. We look forw...
01/07/2024

Flying high! Open Studios this Sunday folks! Cafe, live jazz, treasure hunt and lots of studios to explore. We look forward to welcoming you all.

Posted  •  [Chocolate Factory 30th anniversary open studio]7th July 2024 (11am-6pm) Please visit our one day open studio...
26/06/2024

Posted • [Chocolate Factory 30th anniversary open studio]

7th July 2024 (11am-6pm)


Please visit our one day open studio!

The Chocolate Factory N16
Farleigh Place Stoke Newington London N16 7SX

On Sunday 7th July 2024, The Chocolate Factory N16 invites you to join them for their annual Open Studios Event and celebrate 30 years of creativity. Nestled in the heart of Stoke Newington, this hidden gem is home to 27 studios housing a diverse array of artists. Plenty of studios will be open offering work for sale in ceramics, painting, illustration, textiles, photography, lighting, print and more. Meet our artist/designer makers, and enjoy a leisurely Sunday stroll through our hidden oasis in Stoke Newington.
Don’t miss this special occasion to celebrate three decades of Stoke Newington’s artistic community at the Chocolate Factory N16. Mark your calendars for 7th July and join us for a day filled with creativity, conversation, and discovery!

The sun’s been out and our makers have been hard at work. Here’s a few of them captured doing what they do best. And fin...
24/06/2024

The sun’s been out and our makers have been hard at work. Here’s a few of them captured doing what they do best. And finally here’s at the throwing wheel. Come see what they have all been doing at our next Open Studios Sunday the 7th of July!

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Farleigh Place
London
N167SX

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