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Founder & Managing Director at Kevin Haley Studio | Educator at The Royal College of Art | Curator at super SATELLITE | Published Author | Frame Awards Winner | D&AD Pencil Winner | Architecture Resident V&A Museum
How do you think the decline of local pubs is reshaping our social connections? With 50 pubs closing every month in the UK, we’re losing more than just places to drink—we’re losing key community spaces. How can we reimagine pubs to preserve their role as social anchors? On 18th October, First Hand Collective—comprised of Kevin Haley Studio , Hannah Drakeford , Simon Hamilton , and Julio Alejandro Calanche González —will host a hands-on workshop in Wandsworth. Together with 20 participants, we’ll design and build a pop-up pub inside the New Acres development, celebrating Wandsworth’s pub heritage while providing participants with valuable skills to grow their design careers. The pub will be more than just a build. It will serve as a platform for a series of events, exploring the future of pubs. We would love to collaborate with key voices, including breweries such as Sambrook's Brewery , Beavertown Brewery , Camden Town Brewery , Fuller's Brewery , Greene King , Meantime Brewing Company and other leaders who are passionate about pubs and the role they play in communities. Together, we can help ensure the legacy of these beloved social spaces. Interested? Let’s connect and explore how you can support the next generation of designers while contributing to a community-driven project focused on the future of pubs. Drop me a DM and let’s chat about how we can work together to preserve these essential social spaces. For more details, check out our Eventbrite page: https://lnkd.in/e2tK5s3a and follow us on Instagram: https://lnkd.in/e7rXdfN9