Republikken!
Finally, I’ve signed the contract with Republikken and taken possession of my desk in the collective. To explain what it is, an excerpt from the page in English from the official site:
Republikken is a living, breathing and fully functional dynamic workplace of the future – a platform for creative thinking people, whereby 70 freelancers, entrepreneurs and other independants work under the one roof.
Republikken is the structure, both physical and otherwise, where you can work on your own, generate projects and build a useful network while existing as an individual. We have chosen to describe Republikken from four factors which are of central importance to the creation of this place: Physical framework; Network; Professionalism; Social.
Fact that translates into an experience like I was waiting since a long time. A couple of failed attempts in Milan to create a sort of collective of creative minds, demoralized me, and I did not look for such an environment anymore. But to work alongside colleagues or professionals with whom to share experiences and motivations, or simply a break, a coffee, a beer… makes the difference. Working from home is convenient, working from some cafe in the city is easy in Copenhagen, more than in Milan, for various reasons. But being part of a collective as Repubblikken is already fantastic from the first days.
The only sore point… does a bang to my finances… well, nothing comes for nothing.
Republikken, one of the working space