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

14 | Industrial grad who has the industry by the tail

Dec 14th, 2020 36m 24s

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

13 | Fashion grad who never stops

Nov 9th, 2020 38m 2s

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 comb

12 | Music grad making magic

Sep 8th, 2020 34m 48s

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 pr

11 | Photography grad to professional

Jun 11th, 2020 31m 31s

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,

10 | Spatial grad doing it all

May 1st, 2020 32m 58s

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 ou

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09 | Recap, reflect and get excited

Apr 2nd, 2020 19m 5s

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 of

08 | From fourth year to first job

Dec 17th, 2019 40m 26s

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 drea

07 | Lifting the lid on fourth year

Nov 13th, 2019 51m 42s

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 whi

06 | Life of a freelancer

Jul 16th, 2019 38m 28s

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 Univers

05 | Why you should reach out and connect

Jun 5th, 2019 38m 28s

Join us to learn what it’s like in the day of a Digital Designer within Government and what that transition from studying to full-time work looked like for Alesha. From going beet red in her portfolio review and practicing on her friends, Alesh

04 | A digital nomad

May 15th, 2019 36m 1s

Sophia is a true go-getter, working for us in her 3rd year, nailing an internship in her 4th year and becoming a product designer with Trade Me after leaving University.She is a passionate vegan, illustrator, networker and soon to be freelancer

03 | Your inner power pose

Apr 29th, 2019 38m 46s

Taking the leap from the well-known to the unfamiliar can be an emotional struggle and landing a long-term internship in Government is only the start. We interview Christina who is in the middle of working out who she is as a designer while fin

02 | The realities of job hunting

Apr 8th, 2019 42m 53s

Everyone wants to know what happens when you finally leave university to find a job and in this episode we go deep into the nitty gritty details of this whole process.We interview Dylan, a Massey Grad who worked with us in his fourth year and h

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01 | Introduction

Apr 8th, 2019 21m 57s

We introduce who Open Lab is and where we are placed within the design industry. Discussing how we work in a unique, safe and collaborative environment, both with the expertise we have on projects and the state of art facilities we have at our

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