Open Lab The Podcast

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Welcome to Open Lab the podcast, a space where we open up conversations about the transition between University life and the design industry.

Join us for real-talks with creatives who are sharing their experience and the choices they made with;
– What to expect from the transition into industry
– What are the different opportunities and roles available
– What processes and tools can help you
– How to understand business jargon
– Plus, soft skills that are required to make meaningful connections with co-workers and clients alike.

We also dive deep into side hustles, passion projects  and the importance of selfcare and wellbeing.

Hosted by Connah Hazelwood and Michael Kelly

www.openlab.ac.nz
[email protected]
@openlabnz

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15 | Textile grad bringing waste to life

Dec 16 2020 31 mins

Imogen Switalla is a Freelance Textile Designer & Illustrator based in Wellington, New Zealand, recently graduating with Honours in Textile Design from Massey University. Her work explores colour, line and organic shapes to create fun, bold and lively designs. Imogen is particularly focused on surface pattern design and has worked on both fashion and digital application.In this epi

14 | Industrial grad who has the industry by the tail

Dec 14 2020 36 mins

Lisa Newman is a recent industrial graduate from Taranaki who graduated with a Bachelor of Design (First Class Hons), majoring in Industrial design at Massey University. In this episode, we talk about her award-winning projects, the industrial design process and what it was like to graduate amidst the Covid-19 outbreak. Growing up on the farm has inspired Lisa's passion for designi

13 | Fashion grad who never stops

Nov 08 2020 38 mins

Anna Baines is a Fashion Designer based in Wellington, New Zealand. Recently graduated with a Bachelor of Design (Hons), majoring in Fashion Design, minoring in Marketing at Massey University. With a love for dance and fashion design, Anna combined these to create her finalist World of WearableArt 2019 garment 'Bloom', her graduating runway collection 'The March of the Seasons', co

12 | Music grad making magic

Sep 07 2020 34 mins

Join us on a spiritual, empathic and emotive conversation with Michael Sutherland, from Sutherland Sounds, as we journey into understanding how practicing the foundation learnt at university has enabled Michael to invite chaos into his music production. We talk about studio etiquette and building/holding the space for musicians to work their magic. He has worked alongside some of N

11 | Photography grad to professional

Jun 11 2020 31 mins

Olivia’s brain has been in constant record mode since starting at Capture Studios. She reflects on her honours year and how it helped her grow as a confident creative and form a new mindset to trust herself. She reached out to make-up artists, models and sourced garments from some big NZ fashion designers, like Karen Walker and Trelise Cooper to use in her shoot. Those project ma

10 | Spatial grad doing it all

Apr 30 2020 32 mins

We talk with Spatial graduate turned photographer/videographer Oscar Keys. We learnt that Spatial as a degree can be interpreted in so many different ways allowing its students to make it their own – Oscar did exactly that! Listen in to find out how he started collaborating with brands such as Red Bull, Universal Australia, Huffer, and Rhythm and Vines. We enjoyed talking all thi

09 | Recap, reflect and get excited

Apr 02 2020 19 mins

We reflect on what we learnt from our interviews in season 1 and spill the tea on what to expect for season 2. Some helpful advice from season 1 included: getting a mentor, putting yourself first, getting a part-time job, taking the pressure off yourself and having fun! Basically, how to squeeze every ounce out of your study – the skills, resources, and knowledge before it's all

08 | From fourth year to first job

Dec 17 2019 40 mins

We interview Nathan Hall, a previous Open Lab intern and now graduate after completing a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design with Honours. Find out what it's like in the transition from university to industry and some ways to land your dream job.In this episode, we delve into major project, the scary world of networking, job hunting and the stress of it all. A beautiful observa

07 | Lifting the lid on fourth year

Nov 13 2019 51 mins

We interview Mette Harker, a previous Open Lab intern and student finishing her final year studying a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design. This is perfect timing as we were able to ask Mete about the struggles and reality of fourth-year while she was actually going through it.We talk about what fourth-year is like, the good, bad and the ugly. We also touch on her time at Open L

06 | Life of a freelancer

Jul 16 2019 38 mins

We interview Hollie Arnett, the introverted girl boss who took the leap and started her own freelance business at the age of 22 and has been learning and winning ever since. From previously working for start-ups and a graduate of Massey University she knew working for herself was the way to go. Now the owner and one-woman band of Black and White studios she shares how she did it, h