A live audience recording, part of ‘Creative Industries Week’ at the University of Sunderland.

Together we talk advice when starting out in the creative industries;
exploring side quests, life-balance, and learning to let some of your plates smash.

Nicole Saenchan retells her experience of leaving university and entering the world of commercial product design,
trading collaborative university projects for the practicalities and logistics of fabrication with organisations like Primark and LC Waikiki,
and the community of her fellow graduates who supported and checked in with each other along the way.

Fe Duncan shares the four-year long process behind releasing her first hand-illustrated book, which has now sold over 400 copies.
But, says Fe, it's not about the figures; 'Mother Marshall's Make-Believe Menagerie' is so integral to her wellbeing,
and represents a milestone in moving from designing for others to designing for herself.

Featuring music by the Sunderland-based punk band Slalom D
- and the story behind the women bombers known as the 'Night Witches' who inspired the track '588'.

Our artists and creatives featured in the episode:

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