Our shared spaces are hubs of interdisciplinary collaboration; places to share ideas, problem solve, and make new friends. The specialist workshops are the backbone of our courses, providing a place for students to make and create, with technicians on hand to share their expertise. Student access to workshops is based on a system of Core and Additional Users.
Undergraduate and postgraduate students please note:
To use the workshops at King's Cross, please find links for access, opening times, inductions, how-to guides and other information on CSM Technical Moodle. You will need to use your UAL email address to login.
Foundation students:
You can find information on Archway workshops and technical resources on your course Moodle pages - log in using your UAL email address.
Our facilities include:
General | Print | 3D Make | Materials | Digital | Fashion and Textiles | Performance | Media | Photography | Surface and Bio | Archway
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Museum & Study Collection
The Museum & Study Collection tells the story of Central Saint Martins’ rich history.
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Bike storage
We have 276 bicycle parking spaces monitored by CCTV, which are available for students and staff to use.
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Canteen
With a focus on health and sustainability, the CSM canteen offers meals cooked with local ingredients.
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Central Loan Store
Our Central Loan Store provides students with a wide range of loan equipment to support their learning and making.
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Central Saint Martins Student Centre
The Central Saint Martins Student Centre is located on the ground floor at our King’s Cross site.
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Learning Zone
The Learning Zone provides technology-rich workspaces to encourage creative thinking and collaborative working.
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Lethaby Gallery
The Lethaby Gallery is dedicated to the creative talents of students, staff and alumni of Central Saint Martins.
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Library
Central Saint Martins Library provides students with a range of resources and services to support their learning and research.
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LVMH Lecture Theatre
The LVMH Lecture Theatre is located opposite the canteen on the Street and hosts a wide range of events and lectures throughout the year.
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Materials and Products Collection
The Materials and Products Collection is a collection of new and innovative materials that represent current trends in design and manufacturing.
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Platform Theatre
The Platform Theatre complex at Central Saint Martins comprises four performance spaces and a bar.
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Platform Bar
Students, staff and the general public are all welcome in the Platform Bar.
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Quiet space
Quiet spaces are available for prayer, personal reflection, health requirements, breastfeeding and rest.
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Roof terrace
The roof terrace is an outdoor space with a garden maintained by the Green Roof Society, including a dye garden where plants are grown to extract natural dyes for use in our print and dye studio.
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Showers
Showers are available for all Central Saint Martins students to use.
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The Street
The Street is a large, open-plan area at the centre of Central Saint Martins' King’s Cross campus.
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SWAP SHOP
Using the SWAP SHOP can help you to save money and the environment. You can donate or take materials away for free during our opening hours.
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Letterpress
The Letterpress workshop is focused on typography, type composition and traditional printing techniques.
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Digital Print
The Digital Print workshop allows CSM students to output their work through inkjet, thermal wax, laser, eco UV and eco solvent printers.
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Printmaking
The Printmaking facility is based around four core areas of traditional printmaking techniques: silkscreen, lithography, etching and relief printing.
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Publications
The Publications workshop offers digital print production facilities and a bindery workshop to help CSM students to produce book projects and short-run publications (multiple copies).
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3D Make: Wood
The 3D Make: Wood workshops include fixed machines, hand tools and power tools that facilitate student making from a range of disciplines and needs.
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3D Make: Metal
3D Make: Metal includes a metal fabrication workshop and a Metal workshop that is part of the 3D Make workshops.
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Digital Fabrication Bureau
The Digital Fabrication Bureau is equipped for student making, utilising 3D printing, CNC milling, laser cutting and 3D scanning.
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General Spray and Plastic
This consists of a workshop that lies in between the Wood and Metal Workshop and is equipped with basic machines for drilling, cutting and sanding as well as vacuum formers and a plastics oven.
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Casting
In these workshops we carry out a variety of casting activities employing a wide range of materials.
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Jewellery
These workshops aim to produce a wide range of high quality Jewellery for both industrial and craft-based production.
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Paint/Surface
The Paint/Surface workshop is an open access workshop for students wanting to achieve a greater understanding of painting processes and technique, paint finishes and spray finishes.
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Ceramics
The Ceramics workshops aim to produce a wide range of high quality ceramic goods for both industrial and craft-based production.
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Digital Media
The Digital Media facility provides a variety of digital learning spaces that support both taught sessions and open access.
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Advanced Digital Projects
The Advanced Digital Projects workshop is designed to support students working on advanced digital and electronic projects that are time dependent and may require space.
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CAD
The main CAD facility provides a variety of digital learning spaces that support both taught sessions and open access.
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Knit
The Knit workshop is focused on knitted textiles and fashion knitwear.
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Weave
The Weave workshop is focused on designing and making a wide variety of fabrics and structures for an array of applications.
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Fashion studios
The Fashion Studios are focused on pattern cutting and garment construction.
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Costume
The Costume workshop supports courses in the Performance Programme and is divided into two areas: the Costume Studio and the Costume Store.
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Black and White Labs
The Black and White Labs are ideal for students who want to explore experimental performance work and practice theatre stagecraft.
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Studio Theatre
The Studio Theatre is an ideal space to showcase student performances and offers an exciting teaching environment for students and practitioners.
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Theatre Assembly
The Theatre Assembly workshop is designed for very light set construction and scenic assemblage.
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Film and video
The film and video workshop is focused on film, video and sound production as well as post-production.
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Animation
The animation studio is a single, open-plan studio with tables and seating suitable for drawing and small group project work.
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Grow Lab
In the Grow Lab students are exposed to scientific principles, experimental design, and the profound sense of wonder that comes from studying the natural world.
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Surface Design Lab
The Surface Design Lab workshop is focused on surface design for fashion and textiles.
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Print and Dye
The Print and Dye workshops focus on applying colour and pattern to fabrics or yarns, through screen-printing, heat transfer printing (traditional and digital) and dyeing.
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Photography
The photography studios at CSM comprises photographic studios, a darkroom for B&W printing and processing and digital scanning/retouching facilities.
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Archway campus
Our Archway campus features open-access studios and workshops that are filled with natural light.
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Casting and metal workshop (Archway)
The Casting workshop is focused on mould making, casting and object making in plaster, clay, resin and other materials.
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Fashion and Textiles (Archway)
The Fashion and Textiles workshop is focused on the production of garments, samples and art work from materials that can be sewn, knitted or woven.
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Wood and Plastics (Archway)
From course projects to degree show pieces, the wood workshop is focused on realising student’s ideas and helping them to produce them.
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Digital Media (Archway)
The Digital Media Workshop is an open-access computer area that provides all students with a space to work on their digital projects, as well as offering taught sessions across a range of different technical disciplines.