Courtesy of Dave Malkoff
Photo courtesy of Dave Malkoff

July 30th, 2009 – Today, there was a post on Gizmodo about DeltaLab studios in Denmark. I had seen the studio before, but the comments got me thinking. How important are the aesthetics of your studio space (home or otherwise) to your creative process? I’m not talking about ergonomics and I know everyone likes to have nice equipment, but does having a pretty space make you more creative or productive?

I’ve had the great fortune of working with my tiny home setup, all the way up to million dollar studios. I think everyone wants to work in the huge, gorgeous studios, but at what point does it become more about the experience rather than straight function? If you’re building a studio for clients, then aesthetics are important to attract certain clientele, but if its your own space, would you spend money you might otherwise use to buy better gear?

DeltaLab on Gizmodo

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009 at 10:33 pm.
Categories: Gear, Questions.

7 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. vinayk

    I like things to be clean and neatly set up. All the right bits connected up and ready to go with wires out of the way (as much as possible!) – otherwise i don’t feel like sitting in the room! Hehehe….

    Jul 31st, 2009

  2. DJSDive

    I remember back when I had my own web development company my graphic designers main reason not to use Gimp instead of Photoshop was not that he needed all the PS filters, but that Gimp is ugly and therefore he cannot focus on creating something beautiful because he would consistently be thinking about how to fix the looks of Gimp.

    Jul 31st, 2009

  3. Sean

    @ DJSDive : Yeah, I find that having a nice environment motivates me to work harder too. Also, like your graphic designer friend, things that are wrong distract me.

    Jul 31st, 2009

  4. Sean

    @ vinayk : I like having everything neat and tidy as well. Hard to get things done when things are all over the place.

    Jul 31st, 2009

  5. Jeff Shattuck

    I’ve done almost all my recording at Hyde Street Studio C in San Francisco. It’s hardly swanky; in fact, run down is more accurate. But the gear is the best, and for me, I really like the lived in feel of the place. The few fancy studios I’ve been in are sterile and intimidating, hardly conducive to good music making.

    Here’s a guest post I did about Hyde Street, for anyone interested (it’s short!).

    http://cpheegaard.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-third-place-set-serenely-and.html

    Jeff

    Jul 31st, 2009

  6. Sean

    @ Jeff Shattuck : Sometimes the ugly places have the best acoustics too

    Aug 2nd, 2009

  1. Spacetek’s Rodriguez DJ booths - Aug 14th, 2009

Reply to “QOTD : Are the aesthetics of your workspace important to your creativity?”