Open Lab @OpenLabNZ
We are a design studio within @toi_rauwharangi. Design professionals, academics & student designers collaborating to solve organisational and business problems. openlab.ac.nz Wellington, New Zealand Joined November 2011-
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Our Creative Director (Michael) & designer (Connah) developed a rapid ideation workshop for @coca222417. It included 6 activities, 30min time limit, 15 creative teams across 2 days. We got the teams to think about their central idea through the lens of a sensory brand experience
@FlyAirNZ @jamesmbull @universalevery @TweetsByTBI @CubaDupa @cocamassey @REBRANDing @pentagram @DixonBaxi @StudiodotBuild @erretres_design @brucemaudesign @toormix @Brand_Brothers @mubi @itsnicethat @prophetstrategy @placidadesign @CatoPartnersNZ @GRETEL @LavaDesign @movingbrands @saffronbc @manualcreative @FutureBrand @OpenLabNZ "Thanks" Michael & Connah – @OpenLabNZ rule! #coca4brand
14 | Industrial grad who has the industry by the tail Hear Lisa talk about her award-winning project, SWITCH, and the challenges she faces when large companies start asking to buy her design. open.spotify.com/episode/2tGFMG… #podcast #design #coca4
13 | Fashion grad who never stops Hear about Anna’s experience of being a finalist in WOW with her garment Bloom. She also talks about her busy lifestyle, influential student exchange & her start-up #fashion lines Anna lee & Syko. open.spotify.com/episode/6W3rcQ… #podcast #design #coca4
We just reached over 1K of downloads. Thanks to all our listeners & the amazing #artist we've had on our show. Here's a gif to celebrate some of them. Our podcast interviews young #creatives about their journey into the creative industry, give it a listen. #podcast #coca4 #design
12 | Music grad making magic Join us on a spiritual, empathic & emotive convo with Michael (Sutherland Sounds). He tells us how practicing the foundation learnt at uni helped him to invite chaos into his music production. open.spotify.com/episode/3eKzBB… #podcast #music #design #coca4
11 | Photography grad to professional Olivia’s has been in constant record mode since starting at Capture Studios. Her honours year helped her grow as a confident creative & form a new mindset to trust herself open.spotify.com/episode/1tOiEX… #podcast #design #coca4 #photography #fashion
Thanks to our friends at #JustSpeak & #ActionStation for allowing us to bring their vision to life. Collectively, we created a powerful & emotional story for the people of Aotearoa to start visualising & sharing vulnerable discussions for a better future. youtu.be/V9FN0-jUf_U
Nathan walks us through his 4th year/major project. We talk #inclusivedesign #prototyping project milestones & how industry night at Exposure #EXP19 connected him with a job at Diagram. Open Lab The Podcast (S1, Ep08) on YouTube. youtu.be/r3dYWBKY_4Q #coca4 #designer #podcast
Congratulations to today’s Ngā Pae Māhutonga Wellington School of Design graduates! youtu.be/Lt-E8aAy5GI
Some wise advice to current 4th years at @cocamassey from @naaanz
@OpenLabNZ Design(ing) is never neutral. Values, ideologies, histories, politics are embedded in our designs, whether we intend them or not. So design mindfully, with intention. To quote Anne-Marie Willis: “Design designs. We design our world, while our world acts back on us and design us”
Mette dives deep into the Open Lab experience & opens up about major project. A raw & emotive interview that gives insight for any current 4th-year. Open Lab The Podcast (S1, Ep 07) now on YouTube. Go sub & join the conversation. youtu.be/HOycrNIbbJc #coca4 #designer #podcast
@hollie_arnett We're getting you on all our channels! So good giving this episode another listen – great gold nuggets of advice in there.
Hollie at 22 went freelance full-time, with no $ saved & only ever freelanced part-time. She now celebrates the success that she made it all work. Open Lab The Podcast (S1, Ep 06) is now on YouTube. Go sub & join the conversation. youtu.be/MWRgM4d_V4I #coca4 #designer #podcast
Find out how Alesha applied for a role as a Digital Designer in government on the day of her Major Project presentation. Open Lab The Podcast (S1, Ep 05) just dropped on YouTube. Go subscribe & join the conversation. youtu.be/PJfE1egzQqA #coca4 #designer #podcast
New episode alert!! 10 | Spatial graduate doing it all. In this episode, we talk with Spatial graduate Oscar Keys. Find out how he started collaborating with brands such as Red Bull & Rhythm and Vines. open.spotify.com/episode/6AzHYh… #podcast #podcastonspotify #design #coca4
Sophia had 6 interviews to land her first job & crushed the myth that women apply only if they meet 100% of the quals. Open Lab The Podcast (S1, Ep 04) just dropped on YouTube. Go subscribe & join the conversation. youtu.be/pVe5MQ43vCY #coca4 #designer #podcast
A bathroom power pose helped land a 6mth internship! Open Lab The Podcast (S1, Ep 03) just dropped on YouTube. It explores the mindset shifts you take as you transition into a new design role. Go subscribe & join the conversation. youtu.be/qmF9XOyHkLY #coca4 #designer #podcast
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