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Makerversity - Factory-On-Thames, is a shared work space for start-up making and manufacturing businesses, and applied learning opportunities.

Makerversity is a work space for start-up making and manufacturing businesses, and applied learning opportunities. We provide access to a range of fabrication and prototyping tools, spaces, event and learning facilities. We exist to support emerging practice, learning and employability opportunities for young people and kick-start the Third Industrial Revolution in the heart of London. Makerversity members have options, from desks in a shared space to self contained rooms and units. We have clean space and messy space, noisy space and quiet space. Our only stipulation is that if you work here, you make things, be they digital, physical, or anything in between.

03/09/2026

We go again! This time we’re stepping out from Next Door Records and bringing Jazzy Sport / Footnotes to Somerset House for a special Paint Room Lates session.

Expect deep cuts, big grooves and a seriously eclectic journey through jazz, broken beat, deep house, psychedelia and everything in between.

FREE ENTRY

19/08/2026

Say hello to the next wave of young makers 🔨✨

Introducing our new Under 30s spring cohort to Makerversity! Brilliant creatives starting their journey with us on 3 months of free membership and support:

1. Jin Xie is a London-based multidisciplinary designer and artist working across spatial design, sound, and interactive installation. Her practice explores cultural identity and displacement through sensory experiences. Exhibited at Arts Electronica, KIKK Festival, and the V&A, she joins Makerversity's Under 30s residency to expand into furniture design and circular material experimentation.

2. Lily Dixon is a London-based embroidery designer working predominantly with digital embroidery, exploring the cross-section between its traditional roots and modern techniques. During her Somerset House residency, she has developed a 3D-printed fabric technique from her graduate work, aiming to present this early-stage practice to the textile industry.

3. Sanchit Bembi is a mixed-media artist working across digital photography, film, and interactive art. Their practice stems from synaesthesia and visual snow syndrome, using digital fermentation and cybernetic corruption to mirror perceptual reality. Known for Ephemeral Decay and Eldritch Bodies, they also work as a healthcare Product Designer and heritage mixologist.

Read the blog post over on our website: https://www.makerversity.org/blog/under-30-s-spring-cohort-2026 ⁠

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18/08/2026

We go again! This week we’re welcoming Joe Z to the Paint Room for another subterranean session. Q***r musician, DJ and sound designer from South East London, Joe Z is a self-described dance floor spin doctor, moving effortlessly from percussive downtempo grooves and ambient sounds to fast-paced remixes and everything in between. Expect the unexpected
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To access the venue please head to NEW WING RECEPTION of Somerset House and you will be guided to the bar. Call +447749506915 when you arrive at Somerset House and someone will come and find you!

29/07/2026

Welcome to the newest cohort of the Black Designers and Makers Residency! ✨⁠
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Introducing resident Monica Okello 📸

Monica Okello is an artist and graphic designer working across print, image-making and motion. Her personal work is grounded in questions of memory, self-preservation, and diasporic identity, which she treats as an ongoing and evolving investigation. Beyond her personal work, she collaborates with community organisations, emerging designers, and independent causes, offering visual identity, design direction and workshop facilitation.⁠

At Makerversity Monica is focusing on different elements within her creative and design practice. Watch this space 👀

See what Monica is up to over on her page 👉

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Photo Credits:
Slide 3, 5 & 7 Lucas Parfitt
Slide 4 Aina (also Ina), known as Sara(h) Forbes Bonetta, photographed by Camille Silvy, 1862; V&A

22/07/2026

MV heading into Summer 🌞 🌞

14/07/2026

We are Workspace of the Year!! 🌟🎉

Makerversity has won Workspace of the Year at the Hustle Awards 26!
We're so grateful for this win, and glad to know people love MV just as much as we do 🫶

Here's what the judges had to say:
"An exceptional and purpose-driven workspace". Recognising our unique mix of specialist facilities, inclusive access, and strong community, with particular praise for our commitment to supporting underrepresented founders and making professional grade making genuinely accessible.

The judges also highlighted our impact on innovation, wellbeing, and entrepreneurship. Naming Makerversity a standout, category-leading space where businesses can collaborate, and thrive, and is an inspiring community redefining what a modern workspace can be. 🙌

Read the full article about the awards here: https://startupsmagazine.co.uk/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-hustle-awards-2026

09/07/2026

Welcome to the newest cohort of the Black Designers and Makers Residency! ✨

Introducing resident Shareef Garcia ✨

A British-born African Caribbean multi-disciplinary designer whose work is rooted in storytelling and heritage. Shareef translates culture into print, illustration and objects. Sampling and remixing existing materials to give them a new narrative while still carrying their previous history.

His work connects with audiences who share similar experiences, or who are curious to explore them, transforming abstract themes and everyday objects into something deeply relatable.

During his residency, Shareef is fuelling his passion for making physical pieces alongside his design studio digging deeper into culture, history and identity through the work of his hands.

He's already hit the ground running, picking up new skills like sewing and completing his first project from start to finish: a duffle bag made entirely from scratch. 🙌

Follow Shareef's journey over on his page and find out about our other residents on our blog.

08/07/2026

Make It Here™

Book a tour in our bio

02/07/2026

We go again for round ✌️

Dom Servini is one of the UK's most respected selectors, with over 30 years at the heart of London's soulful music scene. As co-owner of the acclaimed Wah Wah 45s record label, resident DJ, broadcaster on Jazz FM, and internationally renowned turntablist, he's built a reputation for discovering incredible new talent and delivering unforgettable sets around the world.

From residencies at The Jazz Café and Pikes Ibiza to appearances at We Out Here, Love Supreme and Bestival, Dom's genre-spanning sets blend jazz, afrobeat, house, hip hop, funk and soul with effortless style. Whether he's behind the decks at a festival or an intimate club, expect an expertly curated journey through the very best in soulful music.

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HOW TO GET HERE:⁠
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The Paint Room is in the residents studios of Somerset House. A runner will give you access on the night.⁠
Please wait at the New Wing reception of Somerset House. This is on Lancaster Place following on from Waterloo Bridge. We will go down stairs but we do have lifts for accessibility, the runner with ask you to check.⁠
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Find us here: ///agrees.hosts.attend⁠
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Contact number: 07749506915

30/06/2026

Makerversity is hiring a Marketing Lead 💫

We're looking for a visually minded person, with a background in design, filmmaking, social media or something similar, to help us tell the story of Makerversity and bring in new members and shout about the amazing ones we currently have.

Link here for more details and how to apply 🔗
https://www.makerversity.org/blog/we-re-hiring-marketing-lead

Deadline 12pm, Wednesday 15th July

Address

Somerset House
London
WC2R1

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

Website

http://makerversity.org/

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