Made You Look :: The Studio

The Studio
There are 20 self-employed jewellery designers who manufacture on-site in our fully-equipped jewellery creation facilities. There are 12 benches on the North side and 4 benches on the South side. The designers pay a flat monthly fee and the studio is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All of the designers are running their own independent jewellery-making businesses and have Made You Look as one of their retail outlets. Designers sell their work in our juried gallery. This unique setting provides designers with the opportunity to interact with clients which helps them to direct and accelerate their businesses.

Made You Look is known as a jewellery makers’ hub and is a vital part of the Metal and Jewellery Arts Community in Toronto.

Made You Look is a one-of-a-kind environment and it is fueled by the talent within. With a studio modeled after the facilities at George Brown College, Made You Look is a launching pad for designers and a breath of fresh air for established designers who have been working in isolation. Jewellers maximize their creative potential in an inspirational, co-operative environment, without the burden of high start-up costs and overhead expenses. It is about entrepreneurial drive and about how to make a living as a jewellery designer in downtown Toronto and beyond.

The equipment includes:
Soldering stations – natural gas and oxygen
Soldering stations – hydrogen torch
Polishing lathe
Magnetic, rotary, and vibratory tumblers
Vulcanizer
Wax injector
Vacuum casting machine
Electric melter
Casting, enameling and glass bead kilns
Anvils and mandrels
Pickle
Ultrasonic

equipment cont.
Shears
Steamer
Fume hoods
2 glass bead torches
Hydraulic press
Vice
Shears
Rolling mill
Ring stretcher
Plating rectifier
Engraver
Sandblaster
And much more….

In addition to all of the jewellery-making facilities, our environment offers many other amenities. We have a kitchen so our designers can feel at home while they are here. We have a professionally-designed photography room allowing designers to create portfolios, make business cards, websites and other promotional materials. We also have a client meeting room/library. This room is available for private meetings with clients and also serves as a resource centre with suppliers’ catalogues, design books and the internet is available for designers’ use.

Interested in renting a bench? Come for a visit, check out the galleries, have a tour of the facilities and see the equipment. Being self-employed means doing it all. Rent a bench and eliminate some of the risk. Consult with people in the know, test the market and learn how to run a successful jewellery-making business.

To be an in-house designer at Made You Look there is a formal application process. Our studio is strictly for individuals who are interested in making jewellery for a living. We want to know about your entrepreneurial dreams and goals. How do you plan to make money? What is your design background and where did you go to school? Please feel free to contact us anytime to arrange a time for a tour, pick up an application form and have an interview.