Specialties
In the summer of 2006, artist Nick De Pirro formed Project Studios LLC in the R. Neumann and Company building in Hoboken, NJ. Also know as Neumann Leathers, this large complex of buildings is a hub for artists, musicians, and other creatives.
Project Studios is an art services and co-working company for the creative field. We have grown to become the largest tenant in Neumann Leathers and the largest company of its kind in the area, utilizing 40,000 sq. ft. of repurposed former factory space.
We provide creative services, studio spaces, and memberships. Our main studios are housed in the R. Neumann and Co. factory complex in Hoboken, New Jersey. Project Studios also has a metal shop and additional studios in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood of Jersey City. The company also has had exhibition space in New York City and maintains a storefront gallery in rural Indiana called PROTO ZERO.
Project Studios now offers not only private and semi-private studios, but also 6000 sq. ft. of studio amenities. This rich portfolio of resources is provided in the form of well-equipped shops for ceramics, photography, warm-glass, and woodworking. A walk-in spray booth accompanies our wood shop.
We provide a wide array of shared tools such as kilns, welding machines, photography strobes, and air-compressors. These would represent a significant cost to an individual artist. All of our members may use any shared shop free of charge.
History
Established in 2006.
Project Studios began as a small group of studios in the R. Neumann and Co. leather factory complex in Hoboken, NJ. During the past 20 years, the company has grown to include numerous semi-private and private studios for art, fashion, and music. Additionally, Project Studios provides on-site and remote technology support for small firms in creative fields in the greater NYC area.
Meet the Business Owner: Nick D.
Nick De Pirro received a BFA in sculpture from Indiana University, and a MFA from The Ohio State University. He has operated a personal professional art studio in the R. Neumann and Co. leather goods factory in Hoboken since 2007 while simultaneously founding the art studio company, Project Studios LLC, which rents studio space to artists, designers, musicians, and other creatives. In 2012 a ground-floor space in the Neumann factory became available, and PROTO Gallery was formed. In 2017 De Pirro launched MEN Gallery in NYC with Molly Krom and Enrico Gomez.
