We are moving
From Hackney to Barbican
Date: 20.04.2026
After more than 10 years in London Fields, our studio is moving.
This isn’t just a change of address, it’s a shift in how we connect, collaborate and shape our work within the built environment.
From May 2026, you’ll find us at Beton by Spacemade, where Barbican meets Clerkenwell - an area defined by design history, material innovation and making.
Surface Matter Studio
2.02 Beton by Spacemade
23 Goswell Road, London EC1M
Why We’re Moving
Over the past decade, our studio has been a place to test ideas, build relationships and explore materials. As our work evolves, so does the need for a space that supports deeper collaboration, both within our team and across the industry.
Spacemade, a fellow Certified B Corp, create workspaces designed around connection. Their approach aligns with how we work: bringing together people, ideas and materials to drive better outcomes.
Beton sits between the bold, brutalist architecture of the Barbican and the creative energy of Clerkenwell’s design district. A location that reflects the intersection we operate in between design, material innovation and circular thinking.
As Spacemade describe it:
“A workspace designed for the bold, the unconventional, and the creatively driven. It’s a place where ideas take shape, concepts are constructed and collaborations are formed.”
This move is also about being part of the right conversations.
After attending Spacemade’s event Impact with Intention, it became clear this is a community focused on doing, not just discussing. The conversations centre on how to build commercially viable businesses with sustainability embedded into everyday decisions.
That reflects what we see in our own work progress when ideas are shared, challenged and applied in practice.
Carrying materials forward
With easy access for the TFL underground, Elizabeth Line and National Rail, our material studio is enhanced with access to the building's break-out spaces, podcast studio and meeting rooms, allowing us to grow and adapt, with room to host events, material sessions, workshops and conversations about circular design projects.
Within our studio, you’ll still find:
- Material drawers showcasing samples, prototypes and raw ingredients
- Furniture and displays showing materials in action
- Mother of pearl plinths developed in collaboration with Jil Sander
- Sit-stand Richlite desks, which have gained over a decade of stunning patina
- Acoustic partition and storage
Alongside these, a range of evolving installations showing different material applications will continue to build out the space over time.
"Marking the end of our time in Hackney, our move to Barbican and Clerkenwell expands our reach, making quality materials more accessible to the creative community."
