30. Women Redefining Leadership Through Creative, Multidisciplinary Design

About this episode

Camilla interviews Dani Dean about her multidisciplinary design studio and the balance of creativity, business, and motherhood.

In this episode, Camilla sits down with Dani Dean, founder of The Make Haus, to explore the evolution of her multidisciplinary studio, spanning florals, interiors, spatial design, commercial installations, and standout projects like the David Jones Flower Show. Together, we unpack what it truly looks like to juggle creativity, business, and motherhood. Dani shares why she refuses to niche down, how she cultivates inspiration across disciplines, and why downtime is an essential part of her process, not a luxury. Camilla also reflects on how burnout has surfaced in her own design practice, and the permission creatives need to slow down, reset, and design from a grounded place. In this episode, we explore: • How Dani built a studio spanning multiple creative pillars • The emotional and practical realities of motherhood in design • How burnout shows up for creatives, and how to work differently • The contrasting mindsets behind commercial vs residential design • The importance of intuition, experimentation, and creative stillness Whether you’re an interior designer, stylist, floral artist, creative entrepreneur, or simply someone who loves hearing the real stories behind design…

People in this episode

Host: Camilla Ingall

Guest: Dani Dean

Topics covered

• multidisciplinary design
• creativity and business
• motherhood in design
• burnout in creatives
• intuition and experimentation

Keywords

• multidisciplinary studio
• creative entrepreneurship
• burnout
• design careers
• motherhood
• inspiration
• commercial design
• residential design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Make Haus, David Jones Flower Show

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