Chinatown pottery studio MIT Artspace shutters abruptly; customers left without art pieces
Some customers expressed frustration over missing or unfired pottery pieces.
MIT Artspace, a pottery studio in Singapore's Chinatown, abruptly closed its doors after eight months of operation, leaving many customers without their art pieces. The studio, which opened in December 2025, informed customers via a WhatsApp message on August 3 to collect their unfinished and unfired pieces by August 9. However, with its premises vacating, the studio struggled to individually pack all items in time, leading customers to find their pieces scattered around the studio.
Customers, like Nicole, were left shocked upon discovering the situation, with some having to search through numerous pottery pieces to locate theirs. Clara, who attended a pottery session in May, discovered her husband's trinket tray featuring a mother cat and her baby during a visit to the studio on August 23, only to find it missing.
Another customer had to lodge a complaint with the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) as they were also unable to collect their art pieces. The studio's closure has affected around 25 customers who have been unable to retrieve their works. CASE has assisted these affected consumers, and a bridal shop now occupies the studio's previous number.
The Singapore branch of MIT Artspace, sharing the same logo as the now-closed studio, operates independently, with no known connection to the Singapore entity.
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