Beyond the in-house community that calls the space home, D-Light Studios offers large, open-plan studios—versatile, industrial backdrops ideal for creative projects and available for short-term rental.
Founded by photographer Agata Stoinska in 2008, D-Light Studios has grown from a dream into a thriving creative hub. Our dedicated team of creative practitioners and professionals ensures that every client’s experience is exceptional, resulting in unique and memorable creative outputs.
Clients choose us for photography, film, advertising, brand development, creative programming, events, and more.
Our celebrated creative programs include the D-Light Studios Residency Award (established in 2017), which has supported socially engaged artists with free studio space, a materials grant, and professional development. The Flora Fauna Project, a contemporary dance platform in Dublin’s north inner city, fosters collaboration between professional and non-professional dancers while promoting international dance artists through performance and film.
Talk to us about how we can work with you. Our blank canvas spaces are the perfect location to bring your creative vision to light.
D-Light Studios is a social enterprise, where profits from our studio hire bookings go directly towards D-Light Projects, which is our not-for-profit initiative, developing our arts, cultural and community engagement programme.
About D-Light Studios
Hidden behind high stone walls and beneath the rafters of a pitched roof in the heart of Dublin, D-Light Studios is an unsung gem - a vast, versatile, and vibrant multi-purpose creative space housed in a post-industrial warehouse.
Dedicated to fostering creativity in all its forms, D-Light Studios empowers its local community to engage in artistic practice while providing a home for a diverse range of artists, creative professionals, and micro-enterprises within the creative industries.
History
Located in the heart of North Inner City Dublin, this 150-year-old building originally served as a wool merchants and tenement. It later housed stables and mail cart contractors before becoming a mechanic’s garage in the late 1900s - hence the car ramp in Studio A!
In the early 2000s, it was slated for demolition to make way for apartments, but the recession halted those plans.
With no restorations to protect its structure or roof, the building remained neglected until 2008, when Agata Stoinska discovered and transformed it into D-Light Studios. The initial refurbishment was made possible by a Dublin City Enterprise Board grant.
Since then, the studio has been continuously re-fitted to enhance working conditions, create more hireable spaces, and improve facilities—reinvesting all studio hire revenue back into the building.