Dare to find curiosity in all things - Dora Drimalas

About this episode

Dora Drimalas discusses the importance of curiosity in building a creative practice with Radim Malinic.

Dora Drimalas, co-founder of San Francisco design studio Hybrid, joins Radim to explore what it really means to build a creative practice grounded in genuine, unfiltered curiosity. ~ Over 24 years, Hybrid has refused to specialise — working instead across branding, campaigns, books, and environments for clients from Nike to Lego — and Dora explains why that deliberate refusal to narrow down has been the studio's greatest creative strength. From their formative years at Nike, where...

People in this episode

Host: Radim Malinic

Guest: Dora Drimalas

Topics covered

• creative practice
• curiosity
• design
• branding
• studio culture

Keywords

• creativity
• design studio
• branding
• Nike
• Lego
• curiosity
• creative strength

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hybrid, Nike, Lego

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