The discussion revolves around three designers, Robin Howie, John Sinclair, and Sophie Hawkins, who share their experiences of transitioning from being design students to setting up and scaling their own businesses, highlighting the challenges and learnings they encountered along the way.
The key findings from the discussion include the importance of balancing craft and business needs, the challenges of scaling a design studio, and the need for designers to be adaptable and pragmatic in their approach.
Shortly we'll be hearing from Robin Howie who is the founder and creative director of Fieldwork Facility, Sinx, or John Sinclair, who is one of the founders of ustwo, as well as Sophie Hawkins who is the founder of S
[Rehman] So, we spoke a bit about your design practice as a studio, but when it comes to your freelance design work did you feel that maybe you're a bit more flexible in your idealism, for example, as a freelancer, versus the work that you're doing under the studio?
[Rehman] The last question I've got for you today is, what do you think of ethics when it comes to design and your design practice?
The objectives of the discussion appear to be to explore the experiences and insights of designers turned entrepreneurs, and to understand the challenges and opportunities they encounter when setting up and scaling their own businesses.
The methods used in the discussion involve interviewing the three designers and exploring their experiences and insights on setting up and running their own design studios.
The results of the discussion highlight the importance of balancing craft and business needs, the challenges of scaling a design studio, and the need for designers to be adaptable and pragmatic in their approach.
The conclusions drawn from the discussion emphasize the importance of designers being adaptable, pragmatic, and willing to learn and evolve as they navigate the challenges of setting up and scaling their own businesses.
No conclusions are drawn in the provided text, as it appears to be a starting point for a conversation or discussion.