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12 JUMPSTART JUMPSTART COWORKING SPACE FOR ARTS & CRAFTS THE ORIGINAL HONG KONG HACKERSPACE The Crafties thecrafties.com.hk The Crafties is a 1,200 sq ft coworking space for Arts & Crafts, rentable by the day, hour or month. You can work on your own project or come for a workshop. They also sell arts and crafts from local artists. Price: $800/month, or $200/day 1/F Sing Kui Commercial Building No. 27 Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan
 Dim Sum Labs The Good Lab www.thegaragesociety.com Location: The Garage Society www.goodlab.hk The Garage Society is the largest coworking space in Central, occupying two floors. They offer a collaborative workspace, dedicated offices/desks, hot desks and virtual office on flexible rental basis. The Good Lab is a coworking space for people of various fields to collaborate and take action for a sustainable, innovative and equitable future. They rent spaces on a 6-month basis. Over 10,000 sq ft. Price: Memberships starting from $2000/month. Day pass $400 Locations: L1, The Sparkle, 500 Tung Chau Street, West Kowloon
 Perks: Advisory team, 24/7, outdoor terrace, business concierge service, free drinks, IT support. Good Lab @ Prince
5/F, Le Prabell Hotel, 372 Portland Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon www.dimsumlabs.com Perks: Classes and events, crafts and fashion shop, machinery to make crafts, wifi, projector, coffee, charming event space Companies working here: borisdesignstudio.com, permanenze.com, Vic & Lily Get In touch: [email protected], +852.3461.1368 Calling themselves “the original Hong Kong hackerspace,” Dim Sum Labs is for life hackers and inventors who love to create cool things. Their aim is to bring creative artists and specialists together for community projects. Price: $5,000/year, or $500/month Location: 14/F, 100 Jervois St., Sheung Wan Get In touch: +852.9278.3306 Location: 9F, 33 Des Voeux Road, Central Companies you may meet here: General Assembly, Cornerstone Management, TedxKowloon, Artprice, and One Two Six Get in touch: [email protected], +852.3952.7200 Price: 20 hours/month for $380. Day pass $180 Perks: Fresh vegetables every Thursday afternoon, library of entrepreneurship books, social entrepreneurship Companies you may meet here: Verybite, Permaculture Institute, Party Lasts, Reformer.hk, Parenting Forum Get in touch: [email protected] 13