Grammatik: the boutique agency in the heart of Bethnal Green

## We chart the Grammatik journey from a refurbished shipping container to their East London space with skyline views.

Grammatik’s workplace is located in the Pill Box, Bethnal Green, a few streets from the railway arches in what used to be the [Allen and Hanbury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_%26_Hanburys) pharmaceutical research factory.  
Since then Pill Box has been reborn as hub for creative start-ups from the fashion, design, film and tech industries (as well as hosting a coworking space and an award winning cafe).  
We met with Ian Tomalin-Hall, CEO & Founder at Grammatik to chat about life in an agency and design.

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![The team gathered around the breakout table](/images/blog/grammatik-the-boutique-agency-in-the-heart-of-bethnal-green/opendesk_workplace-grammatik_blog_body-image-9.jpg)

![A team member working on the office Lean Desk](/images/blog/grammatik-the-boutique-agency-in-the-heart-of-bethnal-green/opendesk_workplace-grammatik_blog_body-image-11.jpg)

![The founder and CEO of Grammatik: Ian Tomalin-Hall](/images/blog/grammatik-the-boutique-agency-in-the-heart-of-bethnal-green/opendesk_workplace-grammatik_blog_body-image-8.jpg)

![Someone working at Grammatik’s office with a Bookshelf Planter in the background ](/images/blog/grammatik-the-boutique-agency-in-the-heart-of-bethnal-green/opendesk_workplace-grammatik_blog_body-image-5.jpg)

Pictures by [Josh Worley](http://www.joshworley.co.uk/)

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