The Bakery is a coworking space, studio space, woodshop and gallery space in Williamsburg founded in 2013 by Asa Pingree and Jason Kachadourian. It's cool.
Like most big projects, The Bakery started out with talk of getting a small space, a shop in which to make furniture collaboratively. Both founders connected over a shared interest in furniture, and have worked in numerous fields and disciplines; as the project grew, the two realized that there was no reason to limit their range of interests, and became interested in adding collaborators.
The Bakery was then created for people like Jason and Asa: trained in the arts, and working in New York, across a variety of processes. The resulting space, organized in a former kosher bakery, features a series of six small studios, about a dozen desk spaces, and a spacious communal room that can be used for meetings, photoshoots, project planning, or sharing an XXL order of enchiladas from Mexico 2000.
There is also limited access to a fully-equipped woodshop and a roof garden. A small storefront will serve as a showcase for the space, featuring projects from Bakery members, as well as guest curators and organizers.
