Credit: General Projects
Credit: General Projects
industrial
Turner Works, 1970
108 Vale Road, Harringay Warehouse Distrcit, N4 1TD
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A Celebration of Craft is coming to Florentia Village. An industrial estate that is anything but grey and boring, it is North London's campus for creative and maker businesses. Discover the creativity of local Haringey talent with architectural tours, a local makers market, and drop-in talks and workshops.
Manor House
Harringay Green Lanes
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Walking tour will commence from the Vale Road side entrance of the on-site cafe.
Credit: General Projects
Credit: General Projects
11:00–15:30
Drop in to explore Florentia Village. Visitors can browse a makers market and interactive workshops showcasing local creative businesses.
11:00–12:00
Join a session on collaging with Crouch End Open Studios - open to all including families and children
11:00–15:30
Have a go at screen printing available all day, run by 3o6 Studios. Bring your own t-shirt to customise or we can provide a second hand one
11:00–15:30
Florentia Village tenant - Frame Perfect, The Collective - will be sharing photography tips and tricks from their studio all day
11:00–15:30
Local Haringey creatives and makers will be running stalls where you can leave with something totally unique - from jewellery to ceramics.
11:15–14:15
Join guided building tours that start every hour, led by Turner Works
13:00–13:30
Fashion Blueprint and 3o6 Studios will be hosting a panel talk on sustainability in the fashion industry.
Florentia Village is North London’s newest creative industrial estate, developed by General Projects as a working campus for makers, producers and creative businesses in the heart of the Harringay Warehouse District.
Originally established in the 1970s as a hub for garment manufacturers serving London’s fashion industry, Florentia has a long history of making. Today, that legacy has been reimagined for a new generation of creators, bringing together fashion brands, food producers, furniture makers, fabricators, artists, designers and production teams within a purpose-built light industrial campus.
Designed in collaboration with award-winning architects Turner Works, the transformation of Florentia balances the site’s industrial character with a contemporary, design-led approach. Through a careful combination of refurbishment and new purpose-built maker facilities, the village has been shaped around the realities of modern creative production - robust, flexible spaces, shared courtyards, open walkways and generous circulation that support both practical work and everyday connection.
As part of Open House Festival, visitors are invited to explore Florentia as a living, working village. The programme will include a makers market showcasing the creative businesses based on site, alongside guided tours led by Turner Works and General Projects, offering insight into the history of the estate, the design approach behind its transformation, and the role of light industrial space in supporting London’s creative economy.
Florentia is a place where ideas are born, made visible and brought to life - rooted in a rich manufacturing past, and reimagined as a new home for contemporary makers.
Visitor Information
Florentia Village is an active working estate. Visitors should wear comfortable footwear suitable for walking around a light industrial campus. Some areas may have uneven surfaces, and access to certain units may be limited depending on operational activity on the day.
Guided tours will be led by Turner Works and General Projects, with opportunities to learn more about the architecture, history and future of the site. A makers market will also be open during the event, showcasing the work of Florentia’s creative community.
