Absolute Beginners is a new kind of factory on Park Royal Industrial Estate, where young people can learn how to make basic goods in radically sustainable ways.
We run paid workshop programmes where local 17-21 year olds learn how to make an everyday project, using local, recycled materials, simple tools, and off-grid or low-carbon power. You can see some of our work here.
The project aims to help local young people gain the skills and experience they need to get the jobs they want in the creative and circular economies, at the same time as asking: how can we make the things we need in ways that don’t cook the planet?
Absolute Beginners is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company. Founded and directed by Tom James. Youth engagement by Ayşe Köklü, Ishwari Bhalerao and Cam Jarvis. Graphic design by Jon Cannon. Website built by Artur Turkuli and City Edition Studio.
We’re on instagram → here.
Email us → hello@absolute-beginners.info
