A Hidden, Charaterful Home

Waste director Norman Hayes explains why the studio jumped at the chance to move into a derelict building, and why the current space had to be its biggest yet

- Norman Hayes

Waste moved into its characterful old mill studio space two years ago. Hidden in a beautiful courtyard in the centre of Nottingham, the last time the building had been occupied was back in the 1970s, when a monthly Midlands arts magazine edited its pages from the property. The building had fallen into disrepair, but the Waste team were enthusiastic from the moment they saw it, as director Norman Hayes recalls: “It needed a lot of work, but we’re keen DIYers and like to turn our hand to anything.”