Lamington Drive
Lamington Drive is a private gallery space in Collingwood, Australia that also operates pop-up shop retail activations, including a documented presence at Chadstone Shopping Centre organized by Charlotte Ghae.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersCollingwood, Australia
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Lamington Drive does
Lamington Drive is a private, for-profit gallery space based in Collingwood, Australia, operating under the web domain lamingtondrive.com. According to firmographic records, the company is positioned as a "unique gallery space," indicating a curated, experiential retail/art concept rather than a conventional retail store or online-only operation. Beyond its Collingwood gallery base, the company has documented activity as a pop-up shop retail concept, with at least one recorded activation at Chadstone Shopping Centre organized by Charlotte Ghae. This dual gallery-and-pop-up positioning suggests a flexible physical-retail model that rotates curated offerings between a permanent home venue and temporary high-traffic shopping-centre activations.
No information is available in the supplied dataset regarding the company's revenue model, pricing approach, artist or brand partnerships, supplier relationships, headcount, funding history, or unit economics. The input also contains material that appears to be misattributed to other entities (notably Lamington Group, a UK hotel operator behind the room2 hometel brand, and Jacky Winter Gallery, a separate Collingwood gallery at 52 Budd St). Those data points have been excluded from this description as they do not pertain to Lamington Drive as identified by the firmographic profile. As a result, the description of core products, underlying technology, and business model mechanics is necessarily limited to the gallery + pop-up retail framing supported by the on-profile record and the Chadstone pop-up reference.
Lamington Drive firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Lamington Drive
- Website
- https://lamingtondrive.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Lamington Drive is a private gallery space in Collingwood, Australia that also operates pop-up shop retail activations, including a documented presence at Chadstone Shopping Centre organized by Charlotte Ghae.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Lamington Drive industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Art Gallery Services
- NAICS
- Art Dealers (45992)
- SIC
- Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (5940)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Retail & Pop-up Experiences (In-store/Pop-ups) (MPAAAGAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Pop Culture Collectibles Retail (Figures, Statues, Funko, etc.) (CRALAGAK)
Keywords
Where Lamington Drive is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Collingwood
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices1 record
Markets served
Lamington Drive business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Hometel Operations: Lamington Group operates hotels under the room2 hometel brand, generating revenue through room bookings and extended stay accommodations. The forward funding deal structure indicates the company also benefits from development agreements and operational contracts with property developers.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels1 record
Lamington Drive product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Lamington Drive operates as a unique gallery space and pop-up shop retail concept based in Collingwood, Australia. It provides temporary retail and exhibition spaces at shopping centers such as Chadstone, curated to showcase design-led creative talent.
Product overview
Lamington Drive operates as a pop-up shop retail concept. Based on available sources, the company operates temporary retail spaces at shopping centers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Lamington Drive Pop-up Shop A pop-up shop retail concept organized by Charlotte Ghae at Chadstone shopping center, designed as a temporary retail space under the Lamington Drive gallery space umbrella.
Companies that use Lamington Drive
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Lamington Drive technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Lamington Drive partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.
- MarricocoreDeveloper partner in the £46m forward funding deal for the 200-room room2 hotel development in Leeds. Marrico is developing the 16-storey property on the former Leeds International Swimming Pool site as part of the Lisbon Street regeneration.
- Helios Real EstatecoreDeveloper partner alongside Marrico in the Leeds hotel development project. Helios Real Estate is co-developing the room2 hometel property with a 16-storey, 200-room development.
- Caddick ConstructionmajorConstruction partner building the 16-storey, 200-room room2 hotel in Leeds. Construction scheduled to begin May 2026 with completion targeted for spring 2028.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves1 record
Expansion highlights2 records
Lamington Drive competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Anna Schwartz Gallery: Melbourne contemporary gallery representing major Australian and international artists. Comparable as a Melbourne-headquartered commercial gallery operating in the same urban art market as Lamington Drive.
- Tolarno Galleries: Long-established Melbourne gallery with a contemporary and design-oriented programme. Comparable to Lamington Drive as a Melbourne-based commercial gallery selling curated work to design-savvy buyers.
- Gertrude Contemporary: Melbourne-based contemporary art organisation with exhibition, studio, and public programmes. Comparable as a Collingwood/Fitzroy-area gallery running rotating artist programming in the same catchment.
- Jacky Winter Gallery: Collingwood-based gallery showcasing design-led creative talent with a regular exhibition programme. Same suburb and adjacent street address (52 Budd St) make it the closest direct comparable to Lamington Drive's gallery concept.
- Craft Victoria: Melbourne gallery and retail store showcasing contemporary craft and design objects. Directly comparable to a gallery-with-retail hybrid model in the same city as Lamington Drive.
Regional players
- Heide Museum of Modern Art: Melbourne-region museum of modern and contemporary art with rotating exhibitions and a design-led retail/bookshop component. Comparable as a regional gallery-with-retail venue serving the same broader Melbourne audience.
Broad incumbents
- National Gallery of Victoria (NGV): Australia's largest and oldest public art museum, headquartered in Melbourne. Overlaps with Lamington Drive as a Melbourne gallery destination but operates at vastly greater scale and as a non-commercial institution.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat1 record
Key risks5 records
Key highlights4 records
Customer concentration
Lamington Drive social profiles
Digital presenceLamington Drive financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Lamington Drive leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Lamington Drive funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Lamington Drive M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Lamington Drive
What does Lamington Drive do?
Lamington Drive operates as a unique gallery space and pop-up shop retail concept based in Collingwood, Australia. It provides temporary retail and exhibition spaces at shopping centers such as Chadstone, curated to showcase design-led creative talent.
When was Lamington Drive founded?
Lamington Drive was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Lamington Drive based?
Lamington Drive is headquartered in Collingwood, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Lamington Drive make money?
One revenue line is on record: hometel Operations.
Who are Lamington Drive's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Anna Schwartz Gallery, Tolarno Galleries, Gertrude Contemporary, Jacky Winter Gallery and Craft Victoria. Heide Museum of Modern Art is listed as a regional player. National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Lamington Drive have an API?
No public API is recorded for Lamington Drive.
What industry is Lamington Drive in?
Lamington Drive's product category is Art Gallery Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAAAGAG, Retail & Pop-up Experiences (In-store/Pop-ups), with a secondary code of CRALAGAK, Pop Culture Collectibles Retail (Figures, Statues, Funko, etc.). Its NAICS code is 45992 and its SIC code is 5940.