PART 2

 

 

CHAPTER 5

The Workshop

The Idea

I didn’t realize it so clearly until writing this chapter, but I have always looked forward to spending time in my workshop. The space we call here the workshop has appeared in different physical manifestations: a small workplace office, fitted out with comfy chairs, eclectic artefacts, and a coffee machine; a local café, where I regularly return to play with new ideas and thought experiments; a converted bedroom office, which gets transformed into a recording and design studio. The common ingredients in all of these workshops is a small yet malleable physical space and a trusted group of collaborators working to make things with skills and purpose. Often these workshops go unnoticed—they look like ...

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