Hunter Collective Closes

As freelancing numbers increase and more co-working spaces launch, the early pioneer closes its brand 

by AMANDA | INDUSTRY NEWS

Lacey Hunter-Felton

Arguably the space that pioneered the trend towards high-end co-working membership, the Hunter Collective has closed its doors.  

Originally unveiled in 2017 by stylist and co-founder, Lacey Hunter-Felton, the brand offered not only co-working membership to freelancers at its Clerkenwell and Spitalfields sites in London, but also a ‘brand neutral’ space for hire that delivered event, education and pop-up opportunities to a host of hair labels and manufacturers.  

‘’I feel very proud of what we’ve achieved as a Collective; our Members and our HCTeam have shown guts and compassion beyond expectation,” said Lacey in a statement. “I am proud of myself, as a hairdresser, stepping out from behind the chair eight years ago, backing myself with the launch of a new way of working, that has enabled so many hairdressing friends to find their own feet and find their own paths.” 

The Hunter Collective hub.

While she has not shared her specific reasons for closing the brand, competition within London has grown fierce, with luxe co-working membership offerings from Electric Space, Stā Studios and Williams & Hirst among them.