Category Archives: BPS

PROJECT PROFILE: STEAMhouse

Organisation: Birmingham City University / STEAMhouse / Eastside Projects Location: Digbeth, Birmingham Function: Production workshops, event space, co-working, offices, creative project space Floor Area: 1650m2 STEAMhouse is an innovation centre with a production space for artists, designers and SMEs to

PROJECT PROFILE: STEAMhouse

Organisation: Birmingham City University / STEAMhouse / Eastside Projects Location: Digbeth, Birmingham Function: Production workshops, event space, co-working, offices, creative project space Floor Area: 1650m2 STEAMhouse is an innovation centre with a production space for artists, designers and SMEs to

Creating a Culture of Production

We were invited to contribute to Arup’s pop-up studio as part of Birmingham Design Festival and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce’s Future programme. Building on the long terms strategies and impact of STEAMhouse and Knowledge Hub projects, Co.LAB has been developing

Creating a Culture of Production

We were invited to contribute to Arup’s pop-up studio as part of Birmingham Design Festival and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce’s Future programme. Building on the long terms strategies and impact of STEAMhouse and Knowledge Hub projects, Co.LAB has been developing

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Under Construction

images from @steamhouse_uk Here are few images  to give you an early glimpse on how STEAMhouse is coming along as it reaches its final stages of the fit out. The facility will include production spaces for wood, metal, digital, print

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Under Construction

images from @steamhouse_uk Here are few images  to give you an early glimpse on how STEAMhouse is coming along as it reaches its final stages of the fit out. The facility will include production spaces for wood, metal, digital, print

Furniture Making….

image source: steamhouse_uk instagram Check out STEAMhouse_UK instagram and twitter account as the interior fit out develops. Including this post of our tessellated furniture design all lovingly CNC’d in-house at Parkside.

Furniture Making….

image source: steamhouse_uk instagram Check out STEAMhouse_UK instagram and twitter account as the interior fit out develops. Including this post of our tessellated furniture design all lovingly CNC’d in-house at Parkside.

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Towards completion

Since the launch Birmingham Production Space plan (BPS) in 2015, the team has continued to develop its proposal through various activities in order to achieve our ultimate goal of setting up a significant piece of cultural infrastructure in the city.

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Towards completion

Since the launch Birmingham Production Space plan (BPS) in 2015, the team has continued to develop its proposal through various activities in order to achieve our ultimate goal of setting up a significant piece of cultural infrastructure in the city.

Innovation in Clustered Networks

 image source: www.purest-form.com/particle-field/  Research to develop the Birmingham Production Space undergoes a new phase – attempting to clarify its position in the city both culturally, economically and geographically. We are also progressing the proposal with discussions alongside BCU to promote greater

Innovation in Clustered Networks

 image source: www.purest-form.com/particle-field/  Research to develop the Birmingham Production Space undergoes a new phase – attempting to clarify its position in the city both culturally, economically and geographically. We are also progressing the proposal with discussions alongside BCU to promote greater

What is Birmingham Production Space?

Birmingham Production Space (BPS) is a proposal, an idea, and an opportunity for a national centre for the production of art, design and manufacturing. The proposition is ambitious and necessary; drawing on Birmingham’s industrial heritage of ‘making’ whilst positioning the

What is Birmingham Production Space?

Birmingham Production Space (BPS) is a proposal, an idea, and an opportunity for a national centre for the production of art, design and manufacturing. The proposition is ambitious and necessary; drawing on Birmingham’s industrial heritage of ‘making’ whilst positioning the

BPS Survey Results

image: Workshop Birmingham BPS report (Ruth Claxton) Last month, we promoted an open call for a survey for Birmingham Production Space; gathering information on the region’s current art and design practice, finding out what the creative industries need, what are

BPS Survey Results

image: Workshop Birmingham BPS report (Ruth Claxton) Last month, we promoted an open call for a survey for Birmingham Production Space; gathering information on the region’s current art and design practice, finding out what the creative industries need, what are

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Starting the Conversation

image: Bouton & Watt Boiler Room, Soho Birmingham Production Space: Starting the Conversation 16 December, 6.30–8.30pm This first public event is a chance to find out more about the Birmingham Production Space proposal and, most importantly, feedback on the ideas

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Starting the Conversation

image: Bouton & Watt Boiler Room, Soho Birmingham Production Space: Starting the Conversation 16 December, 6.30–8.30pm This first public event is a chance to find out more about the Birmingham Production Space proposal and, most importantly, feedback on the ideas

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Birmingham Production Space – Survey

Over the last nine months or so we have been working on a proposal to develop the Birmingham Production Space. The research is led by Ruth Claxton (Eastside Projects), Sean O’Keeffe (Capsule), Alessandro Columbano and Mike Dring (Birmingham School of Architecture).

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Birmingham Production Space – Survey

Over the last nine months or so we have been working on a proposal to develop the Birmingham Production Space. The research is led by Ruth Claxton (Eastside Projects), Sean O’Keeffe (Capsule), Alessandro Columbano and Mike Dring (Birmingham School of Architecture).