Can You Afford to Not Take Time Off?

Written By Ari Takata-Vasquez

Closing our studio for a full month: Reflections, Lessons, and Future Ambitions

The decision to close Viscera Studio for an entire month for the Holidays was both thrilling and daunting for all of us. As a team, stepping away from our daily operations required extensive planning and communication. Would our projects remain on track? Would our clients understand? We grappled with these questions as we prepared for this collective rest. Ultimately, this is a transformative change for our studio to unsubscribe from ‘hustle culture’ …

Ari Takata-Vasquez

Ari's passions lay at the intersection of design, entreprenuership, and storytelling. She leads the ideation and strategy behind all projects. Ari holds a Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley and a Bachelors of Arts in Architecture. In addition to leading her nonprofit the Oakland Indie Alliance, she is also on the board of SPUR Oakland and works with Renasissance Entreprenuership Center.

https://www.ari-made.com/
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