The print works
For forty years the building printed posters, catalogues and the local weekly. The big windows were for checking colour by daylight.
About Commons
An old print works, opened up for people who make things.
The story of the building, the people who run it and the few rules that keep it working. Template copy, ready for your own history.
Our story
From presses to people, in three chapters.
1962
2017
Empty floors and an idea
When the presses moved out, three freelancers rented one floor to share. Within a year they had a waiting list and a second floor.
2021
Commons as it is today
Four floors, a roof terrace, 18 rooms and a team of nine who keep the coffee, the wifi and the calendar running.
How we run the house
Four rules, written on the kitchen wall.
01
Quiet floors stay quiet
Calls go to booths, conversations go downstairs. Focus is shared property.
02
Leave the kitchen better
Wash your cup, refill the beans, and the house will look after the rest.
03
Introduce one person a week
The building works because people connect. Help one connection happen.
04
Small teams, fair space
No company takes more than a fifth of the floors, so there is room for everyone.
The house team
The people at the front desk.
Names and roles are template examples.
Lea Varga
Peter Lindqvist
Mei Tanaka
