Modern Jago is Microsoft's pop-up space in Shoreditch for designers, developers and creative minds. We’re only here until end June 2013 so come along to our events while they are on and head on down for free co-working space during the day, Monday - Friday. Want to find out more about the space?
Or come along for a free breakfast at our next Breakfast Club - bottomless coffee and tea along with some delicious food and great chat (promises) - get your ticket here
You can have a chat to us on Twitter or Facebook, or find us in a bunch of other places.
What's happening at Jago
Over the next two months, we're hosting loads of events for creatives and developers from all walks of life at Modern Jago. We're open Monday to Friday until the end of June, and most of the events we host are free to attend. Here's what's on soon:
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28 May at 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Felix’s Machines and Microsoft’s Kinect Evening Performance
Felix's Machines were initially conceived by Felix Thorn in an experiment aiming to facilitate live music by transforming sound into a three-dimensional visual show. As an ongoing project, the music-performing machines built by Felix do not intend to match human potential. Instead they exist to test the advantages of mechanical instruments alone. Microsoft's Kinect is a motion sensing input device used to control software applications through gestures and voice. Working...
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29 May at 8.00am to 12.00pm
Modern Jago Breakfast Club
As breakfast is the most important meal of the day (so they say), we’re kicking off some breakfast meetings where you can meet your peers (developers, designers, agencies and start-ups) from the local Shoreditch area as well as the crew from Microsoft. There’s no presentation or formal agenda, just come along, enjoy the deli-style breakfast and explore Modern Jago on your own or with your peers to learn about how you can use...
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29 May at 5pm - 9pm
AppJunction
Meet & Network with the coolest Apps Enthusiasts in London City. Form teams and start exciting projects. Meet Co-founders, Startups, developers, designers, app marketing experts, investors all in one day! When it comes to networking with the crowd which can help you in your Apps Venture, Appsjunction is the place to be at. You must register in order to attend this event, RSVP using the link above. ...
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29 May at 7.30am - 4pm
Prototyping with .NET Gadgeteer Workshop
Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer is a rapid prototyping platform for small electronic gadgets and embedded hardware devices. It combines the advantages of object-oriented programming, solderless assembly of electronics using a kit of hardware modules, and quick physical enclosure fabrication using computer-aided design. Join us on the 29th May for a .Net Gadgeteer workshop where you can bring your digital device ideas to life very quickly. A variety of .Net Gadgeteer modules and...
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30 May at All Day
Windows 8 Design & UX Workshop
This day long workshop run by Microsoft User Experience Evangelist, Andrew Spooner and ribot’s Chief Design Officer, Jerome Ribot will introduce you to the new Windows 8 operating system and the design and UX patterns that exist in Windows Store apps. The day starts with an overview of Windows 8, the Modern UI and the Microsoft Design Language. This leads into a series of talks followed by lab time where...
Check out all the events happening at Jago
Want to host your event at Modern Jago for free? We've still got a few spaces available for the right kind of events to fill our calendar...
Your office-away-from-office
This is an amazing place to work, so why not join us? Modern Jago is also open Monday to Friday 9 - 7 for you to come and work from the space and meet other creative individuals, companies, start-ups, designers and developers also working in the space. It's a great chance to collaborate and discuss what you’re working on; we even have Microsoft experts onsite if you're interested in app development, design or simply to try out the latest Windows 8 devices.
Simply turn up on the day for co-working, no booking required. Space isn’t exclusive, so be willing to share with like-minded teams and individuals. Who knows? It may be the chance meeting that changes everything.
Come find us
We're located in the old Rochelle School, on Club Row in the heart of Shoreditch, London, just off Arnold Circus. The two closest stations are Shoreditch High Street (5min by foot) or Old St (10min by foot). You can also jump on the 243 or 55 bus from Central London.
The Modern Jago team are a friendly bunch, if you’re interested to talk with them about an opportunity or are interested in booking the space for an event, just get in touch via the email to the right
