Temple Of Seitan, Hackney
Temple Of Seitan
2025
Temple of Seitan approached us looking to increase seating capacity and to draw more customers into their Hackney store. After reviewing the customer flow and experience, we developed a layout scheme for the store. To maximise covers and take advantage of the striking full-height window overlooking Hackney, we designed and built an industrial-inspired oak and scaffolding-height table — perfect for serious people-watching. At the rear of the shop, additional tables were wrapped around a protruding wall, guiding customers toward the till.
Nix Studio is an East London-based design practice working across furniture, lighting, product, and interior design, founded by designer Tom Howell-Jones.
Tom began his career in the workshop, developing a deep understanding of materiality and manufacture before gaining over a decade of experience as a designer. Drawing direct inspiration from the making process, Tom spends time in metal forges, welding shops, and fine woodworking studios to uncover new techniques and processes that evolve into refined, distinctive products.
His work is characterised by honesty, geometric form, and clarity, always striving to achieve a sense of ‘rightness’ in each design. Based in Walthamstow’s Blackhorse Workshop, Nix Studio has a non-site studio and workshop for testing, refining, and developing ideas before moving them into production.
Tom began his career in the workshop, developing a deep understanding of materiality and manufacture before gaining over a decade of experience as a designer. Drawing direct inspiration from the making process, Tom spends time in metal forges, welding shops, and fine woodworking studios to uncover new techniques and processes that evolve into refined, distinctive products.
His work is characterised by honesty, geometric form, and clarity, always striving to achieve a sense of ‘rightness’ in each design. Based in Walthamstow’s Blackhorse Workshop, Nix Studio has a non-site studio and workshop for testing, refining, and developing ideas before moving them into production.
His work is characterised by honesty, geometric form, and clarity, always striving to achieve a sense of ‘rightness’ in each design. Based in Walthamstow’s Blackhorse Workshop, Nix Studio has a non-site studio and workshop for testing, refining, and developing ideas before moving them into production.
“When designing, I like to explore the finer details in a piece— a clasp, joint, mechanism, or the materials themselves. It’s something I’ve been fascinated by since I was a child, when I would ask my parents to move the rocking horse or spin the roundabout at the park, just so I could lie on the ground and figure out how it worked. Today, that curiosity materialises as clarity in form and an ability to understand the intersection between materials, and draw inspiration from the everyday details around me.”
Address
Unit 6
Blackhorse Workshop
1-2 Sutherland Road Path
London
E17 6BX
Blackhorse Workshop
1-2 Sutherland Road Path
London
E17 6BX
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