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TwentyOne38 Studios | Versatile 8-Set Creator Space.

95 m²
1027 sq ft
chicago
US
$144 / day
per day
press / launch
3 use cases
city
Chicago
area
95 sqm
day rate
$144 / day
postcode
use cases
photo shoot · video production · content creation
included
Internet · Air Conditioning · Security System

about this space

Welcome to TwentyOne38 Studios, a production-ready creator studio featuring eight styled photo and video sets in one booking. This 1,100 square foot space is designed for creators, brands, agencies, and small teams seeking a full day of content without the need to change locations. Each uniquely designed mini-set provides various looks, colors, and textures, perfect for generating eye-catching visuals for photography, video, and social media. The studio measures 16 feet in width, with individual sets sized at 12 feet wide, 10 feet high, and 6.5 feet deep. A 3.5-foot walkway between sets ensures easy movement and efficient workflow. Ideal for diverse projects, you can rotate through all eight looks or focus on specific sets that align with your creative concept. Furniture and props are available for rearrangement, allowing for unique compositions while maintaining an intuitive layout for shooters and clients. This versatile space accommodates various shoots, including portraits, branding, lifestyle, video content, e-commerce, creative workshops, and coaching sessions. Experience the convenience of a multi-set studio designed to meet your content creation needs.

what's included

  • Internet
  • Air Conditioning
  • Security System
  • Stock Room
  • Counters
  • Fitting Rooms
  • Garment Rack
  • Lighting
  • Furniture
  • Sound & Video Equipment
  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Parking
  • Elevator
  • Kitchen
  • Wifi
  • CCTV

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how to book this space

  1. 01

    Check the shell and the dates

    Review the gallery, 95 sqm floor plan and amenities for TwentyOne38 Studios | Versatile 8-Set Creator Space, then note the window you want in Chicago. Fashion week dates book 6–10 weeks out.

  2. 02

    Send the brief

    Use the request panel on this page to send your dates, expected footfall and budget. The listed rate is a starting point at €125 per day.

  3. 03

    Get availability and a quote

    We confirm availability with the operator and come back within 24 hours with the all-in cost: rent, staffing, permits and fit-out for Chicago.

  4. 04

    Lock the contract

    Sign the short-term licence, pay the deposit and we register any permit or signage paperwork the address needs.

  5. 05

    Build and open

    Fit-out, install and staff the pop-up. Our production team handles delivery, install and the strike at the end of the run in Chicago.

use cases

photo shootvideo productioncontent creationproduct launchbrand activationworkshopcreative workshopnetworking event

location

plotting…
chicago·41.8528° · -87.6421°

what's around

1 stores within 600 m, incl. U-Haul, Tony's Salon, Walgreens

brands nearby

U-HaulTony's SalonWalgreensShellBonchon Chicken
beauty
1
galleries
2
culture
1
cafés
8
restaurants & bars
13
other retail
11
  • U-Haul110 m
  • Pure Tea140 m
  • Tony's Salon140 m
  • Qiao Lin Hotpot150 m
  • Bao Bae Bakery150 m
  • 312 Fish Market190 m

frequently asked

Yes — TwentyOne38 Studios | Versatile 8-Set Creator Space is a vetted pop-up ready space in Chicago, 95 sqm. Request availability and dates through the inquiry card on the listing.

who it suits

Brand Scale

This studio fits small brands and content-led teams: 2 to 15 people, roughly 1 to 6 years of trading, running DTC or wholesale with an ongoing need for lookbook, e-commerce and social assets. At 95 sqm across eight fixed mini-sets, the value here is production efficiency rather than audience capacity, so the brands that get the most from it are the ones shooting a full season of content in a single day with a photographer, a stylist and one or two models. In our experience the profile that gets the most from this space is a founder-led label with in-house content responsibility and no permanent studio of its own. Where we see mismatches is when a larger house books it expecting a client-facing showroom rental or a launch venue; the basement floor level, the 16 foot width and the 3.5 foot walkways between sets do not support a guest list, and heritage brands needing a formal brand presentation space should look at ground floor spaces in New York or comparable Chicago retail instead.

Aesthetic Fit

Brands with a colourful, texture-forward, social-first visual identity fit this space best. Eight individually styled sets with varied colours, surfaces and props reward apparel, accessories, beauty, jewellery, skincare and lifestyle product brands whose feeds depend on look variety rather than a single consistent world. Fitting rooms, garment racks, counters, lighting and furniture on site mean a fashion label can shoot on-figure and flat-lay without hauling in a kit. What does not work here is a minimalist luxury identity built on a controlled white cyclorama, long-lens distance or tall ceiling sightlines. Set depth is 6.5 feet and height is 10 feet, so oversized silhouettes, runway-style movement and large furniture or homeware ranges will feel cramped. Brands wanting a bespoke world built from scratch are better served by branded store design in a shell space than by pre-styled sets they cannot repaint.

Best Use Cases

First choice: full-day content studio production for e-commerce, campaign and social, because eight sets in one booking removes location moves and lets a crew rotate looks hourly. Second choice: video and short-form shoots, supported by on-site sound and video equipment, lighting and air conditioning for long days. Third choice: collection preview and lookbook shoots ahead of market, with fitting rooms, garment racks and a stock room handling sample flow. Fourth choice: creator and influencer partnership days, where multiple talents cycle through backdrops for a single campaign. Fifth choice: small creative workshops, coaching or training sessions using the walkway and set layout as breakout zones. Sixth choice: intimate wholesale appointment or buyer preview for a compact range, viable but constrained by the basement setting. We would not rank pop-up shop or press day formats here; footfall and frontage are absent, and those briefs belong in a temporary retail space sourced through venue sourcing.

Budget Signal

This sits at the accessible end of the Chicago studio market and well below any comparable brand activation venue in the Loop or West Loop. For the day rate tier, a brand is buying eight built sets, lighting, furniture, props, wifi, kitchen, parking and elevator access, which is materially more usable production value than a bare hourly studio where build and dressing costs land on the brand. Against prime commercial short-term commercial space it is a fraction of the cost, though it delivers no street visibility. Against hotel event spaces it is cheaper and far better equipped for shooting, but offers no hospitality or guest infrastructure. Against co-working venues and shared pop-up formats it wins on privacy and control for a full day. Brands at this stage typically find the real budget question is crew and styling rather than venue, and modelling that split through our budget calculator clarifies it quickly.

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edition
vol. iv · ss27
type
cormorant · plex mono
finish
gold foil 871c