Labour
About
Studio Size
Small (1-5)
Year founded
2008
Borough
Brooklyn
Studio Bio/Philosophy
Founded in 2008 by partners Ryan Dunn and Wyeth Hansen, Labour is a studio that employs a craftsman model, with both partners closely involved on each project in all aspects. Despite its size, Labour has created a widely varied body of work.
The Team
Labour has 2 people. Of those, 2 are studio heads.
60% of studios are small-sized (1-5 people).
Average height
More than 6’
Shortest: 6’1”
Tallest: 6’2”
Number of freelancers/year
1-5
Number of interns/year
0
Average: 1-2
Studio Disciplines
Breakdown of Work
Number of studio projects
26–50
Pro-bono projects
6–10
Primary Specialties
- Art Direction (58)
- Branding & Identity (77)
- Broadcast Graphics (18)
- Illustration (45)
- Motion (29)
- Print (75)
- Sound Design (6)
Clients’ Industries
- Education (40)
- Fashion (45)
- Local & community organizations (41)
- Movies/Film (19)
- Technology (37)
- The Arts/Cultural Institutions (71)
- TV (17)
Sister Studio
Athletics
Labour’s Clients
- Google (14)
- Kate Spade (2)
- littleBits
- Museum of Food and Drink
- Porsche
- Puma (2)
- RISD
- Sephora
- The Whitney Museum
- VH1 (2)
- Vogue (2)
Ryan Dunn, Partner
Demographics
Age 32, Male, from Dallas, Texas, USA, now lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (Rhode Island School of Design).
Years in Design Industry
10 years
Average: 17 years
Previous Design Employment
Time spent designing
50% actual
50% desired
Wyeth Hansen, Partner
Demographics
Age 31, Male, from Fresno, CA, USA, now lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (Rhode Island School of Design).
What’s been the biggest influence on your design career?
Psychedelic poster art, Talking Heads/David Byrne/Brian Eno, Annie and Josef Albers, Hans and Sophie-Tauber Arp, Tintin comics, Barney Bubbles, Wire and Colin Newman, John Baldessari text paintings.
Years in Design Industry
10 years
Previous Design Employment
- Viacom (Nick, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, TVLand) (2)
- Curious Pictures
- HunterGatherer
- karlssonwilker inc. (2)
Time spent designing
50% actual
60% desired
Location
The Space
The studio is about 1000 square feet. They’ve been there for 10 months.
Approximately 333 square feet/person. The average is 210 square feet/person.
37% of studios share a space.
Number of times moved
3
Other businesses in the space
- Individual freelancers
Number of plants
0
Type of chair
Eames Aluminum Group
Decorations
Nothing
Desk Policy
To each their own: some keep their desks tidy, while others like it messier.
Space Satisfaction
We like it, but plan to make some changes to the space
Culture
Music
Plays music for 40% of the day at an average volume. Currently obsessed with Jacques Jams, and most played over the last year is Tom Petty Megamix.
Biking to work
2
127 bikers across all studios
Overall Noise Level
Quiet
36% of studios are quiet