About PIXEL

Innovation comes from creativity and creativity comes from community. There is a quote from Austin Kleon about how “if you look back closely at history, many of the people who we think of as lone geniuses were actually part of a whole scene of people who were supporting each other.” Visionaries like Steve Jobs, Vivienne Westwood, Leonardo Da Vinci, were all part of communities that challenged and inspired them to become the greats that we know them as today. Patrons of the Renaissance knew this well, creating interdisciplinary spaces for artists, scientists and thinkers to gather and trade ideas. Yet we see few of those spaces around the world today, let alone in Aotearoa New Zealand, let alone for young people. That is, until PIXEL was created.

PIXEL is a community and third space based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland that brings together creative and ambitious young people from all walks of life. We believe firmly in the imagination, optimism and appetite for risk commonly found in young people. By gathering curious minds from across technology, the arts, science, economics and the humanities, we aim to nurture a more interconnected way of seeing the world and, in turn, inspire projects, ideas and enterprises that positively shape our collective future. As humanity teeters on the edge of a technology-driven upheaval in how we live, work and play, spaces where human creativity and community can thrive will only grow in importance.

In October 2026, we moved into a pop-up creative coworking space situated between the University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology, and the local creative scene on Karangahape Road. In the first two weeks of opening, we welcomed over 150 young creatives, founders, builders and figure-outers. Some of the passion projects people are working on include art installations, craft clubs, video games, hardware communities, cryptocurrency platforms, fintech startups, consumer apps, creative communities, product development agencies, content creation and more!

PIXEL stands for Person Imagining Xtraordinary Endless Landscapes, someone who has the grit and vision to dedicate themselves to the pursuit of a better world. A single PIXEL on its own is lost to the void, but together, many PIXELs can create a beautiful, moving image.