Open House Festival

Plan B and Sold Out Publishing Open Studio

gallery

De La Vega, 2019

No. 2 Upper Riverside, 10 Cutter Lane, SE10 0XX

Located inside Firepit Gallery and Studio, Plan B creative studio and Sold Out welcomes you into their creative space and bookshop. Founded by Bakhtawer and Betty, they are excited to talk creative process and publishing. Their focus is under-represented and decolonial forms of publishing and archiving within visual culture and design. Come and get yourself a nice reference and help us Sold Out.

Getting there

Tube

North Greenwich

Train

Charlton

Bus

132, 161, 180, 188, 422, 472, 486, 108, 129

Additional travel info

Step-free access to Firepit from North Greenwich station.

Access

Facilities

What you can expect

During the day the space tend to be quiet and relaxed, in the evening when there's an event on it can become noisier and busy.

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Drop in activities

Sat 20 Sep

11:00–17:00

Drop in: Open Studio at Plan B & Sold Out Publishing

Drop in to our studio to explore how we design and publish our books, from concept to print, plus a peek at works in progress.

About

History of the Space

Formerly a restaurant that opened in 2019 on the North Greenwich Peninsula. The interior was designed by De la Vega. Only open for a short period of time, the building was left unused for a number of years.

In 2023, the space was offered to the artist Marcus Jake to set up an artist collective. Since then Marcus has built Firepit CIC, a gallery, community hub, event space and artist studios. On most days you can expect to see the residents working in their studio and enjoy the exhibitions that is on but also participate in a workshop, meditation session or come and see an event.

History of Plan B and Sold Out

Bakhtawer and Betty met in 2018 during their MA at the Royal College of Art. They quickly paired up and started a studio while they were still students and decided to call it Plan B. In their second year of master and after tireless discussion about their frustration with references within design education and industry they decided to start Sold Out, a publishing house dedicated to publishing decolonial and under-represented materials and authors within visual culture and design.

Under Plan B, Bakhtawer Haider and Betty Brunfaut, developed their vision for the studio of their dream. They believe branding should do more than just look good—it should mean something. Bakhtawer brings a sharp focus on decolonial theories and diversity in design, while Betty explores sustainable design solutions that go beyond aesthetics. Together, they help brands, institutions, and projects define and build visual identities that resonate—challenging norms, questioning aesthetics, and creating design with purpose. Plan B isn’t a backup plan; it’s the better option. They put some of their research in a book, Not a Reference Yet, published by Sold Out.

Since it's inception Sold Out has published 12 publications and objects available for purchase in their new bookshop alongside a curated selection of critical books and prints. During the festival, Plan B and Sold out are also celebrating their official 5 year anniversary.

Online presence

www.weareplan-b.com

www.instagram.com/weareplan.b

www.instagram.com/soldout_publishing

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