Crafties
Tired of hanging out at Starbucks to bang out your business plan or write your big hit novel? Kids too noisy at home and can’t concentrate?
Whether you are an aspiring writer, a freelancer, or an entrepreneur with the next big idea, co-working spaces are a great place to get your work done, offer an affordable office space and community resources to launch your start up.
A hotdesk — basically a desk — can be yours for as little as HK$500 a month. What’s more, you will find no depressing fluorescent lights and grey cubicles at these spaces. From fantastically artsy furnishings to chic loft spaces, these hip co-working spaces will offer an inspired atmosphere with all the equipment you need to get your work done.
The Crafties, Sheung Wan
Warm and cosy, The Crafties is a very artsy co-working space with leather couches you can sink into, dangling light bulbs, warm wood furniture, and many beautiful handmade craft pieces displayed on wood panelled walls. And as you can guess by the name, The Crafties is a great place for arts and crafts projects – they offer a wide selection of craft machines and supplies for hand making a leather bag or crocheting baby booties. The space also holds regular workshops for arts and crafts enthusiasts. Even if arts and design is not your thing, the space is a comfortable and relaxing place to work in.
Rates start at HK$80/hour, HK$200 daily, and $800/month.
The Hive, Wanchai
An oldie but a goodie, The Hive is one of the first creative co-working spaces to pop up in Hong Kong and has now flourished to nurture a thriving community of techies, entrepreneurs, and thinkers. With five floors of sleek space designed by British interior design firm Alexander Waterworth — which designed luxury hotels and private clubs— The Hive offers lots of cool amenities like a library, a sun terrace, and free coffee and tea drink stations, as well as dedicated desks and offices that look over the bustling city. Workshops and events for entrepreneurs from programming skills to social media are held regularly to get your business up and thriving.
Rates start at HK$300/day or HK$2800/month for a hot desk
The Loft, Kowloon
Hong Kong’s newest co-working space, The Loft has a stunning 8,000 square feet in co-working space, designed as a stylish, modern loft that hipsters will love. Decked out with a gigantic sun terrace, lounge seats, a BBQ court, indoor café, and photography studio, The Loft is the ultimate space for lifestyle designers.
Rates start at HK$180/day or HK$1900/month for a hot desk.
Dim Sum Labs, Sheung Wan
Billing itself as “the original Hong Kong hackerspace,” Dim Sum Labs is for tinkers and inventors who love to create cool things. Equipped with electronic parts, Arduino microprocesors, a RepRap 3D printer, and a CNC machine (what are all these things anyway?), Dim Sum Labs also hosts make-a-thons, where members get together to make gadgets from scratch, and other tech know-how events that will satisfy your inner geek.
Memberships begin at HK$500/month.
Cocoon, Tin Hau
More than a co-working space, Cocoon is a an incubator and community with 100+ entrepreneurs and freelancers in hardware, software, graphic design, social media, and more. Encompassing 14,000 square feet, Cocoon’s eco-friendly interiors boast an indoor café, a 3D printer, 100 hot desks, and check it out! — a Ping Pong table. Cocoon is not as simple as a workspace — it is a friendly and synergistic hub where you can find other co-founders and build a team, raise funds, find paid projects, and connect with investors and mentors. Very useful if you are just getting started.
Rates start at HK$2000/month
