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Material Cultures, 2026
Tour of Newham's first circular economy construction hub and home of our founding partners Yes Make, Material Cultures and RESOLVE Collective's Material Store. Learn about bio-circular practices and material reuse processes on site.
Pontoon Dock
A detailed access map is here: https://www.tippingpointeast.com/find-us
Please bring a bottle of water and closed toe shoes
Credit: TPE HQ designed by Material Cultures and built by Yes Make, Photo: Henry Woide
Credit: Material Culture's Material Library, Photo by Henry Woide,
Credit: Material Yard run by Yes Make, Photo by Henry Woide
Credit: Material Store by RESOLVE Collective, Photo by Henry Woide
Step inside Tipping Point East, a circular construction and skills hub in Silvertown, and see the work of the docks' next chapter in action. This free tour gives you direct access to a live site: material storage and processing, workshops, training spaces and demonstrator projects, all part of an ongoing experiment in building differently.
You'll be guided through:
An introduction to Tipping Point East, how it came about and what it's working towards
The work of our three founding organisations: RESOLVE Collective, Yes Make and Material Cultures
A walk around the site's three work areas: the Material Store, Material Yard and Material Library
Time for questions
Along the way you'll get a feel for:
How the site is governed, funded and run in partnership
How materials move through the site, from reclamation to reuse
How reuse and bio-based materials shape design decisions
What material justice means in practice
Tours run for up to 90 minutes and are free to attend as part of Open House 2026.
A few things to know before you visit:
We're a working site, so please wear closed-toe shoes and clothing suited to being outdoors
Bring a water bottle