Cruise and Ferry Review - Summer/Spring 2020

2 0 4 Studio DADO has created many interiors on cruise ships, including the Social Comedy & Night Club on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore CS IE HIGHL IGHTS: INTERV IEW Designing the DADO way Within just three years, Studio DADO has become a leading force in cruise ship interior design. Jon Ingleton caught up with founding partner Greg Walton at CSIE to ask him about key aspects of the company’s success Solid partnership Studio DADO has four partners and although we’ve all taken on different corporate roles and project responsibilities for specific clients, we’re still fundamentally one team. We provide each other with guidance and input, participating in client projects where our specific skills can contribute to an improved outcome. Each partner approaches design differently, so the best ideas are sometimes those we develop as a team because it yields diverse perspectives for our clients. Everybody works individually yet together, charting a course from different starting points, but always with the same destination in mind. As partners, the one thing that we all have in common is that we all have an eye for what we feel is good design and we’re all equally passionate about wanting to do the best job possible for our clients by creating amazing experiences for their guests. We’re all very focused on growing the business in a way that benefits our clients and on improving professionally as individuals and as a unit. Corporate philosophy We’re still finding the DADO way. We’re a little unorthodox; our structure is fluid and our relationships tend to be less formal and more conversational. Our client relationships feel like friendships to us and the closer we get, the better we understand their needs. We’re at our most productive when we’ve rolled up our sleeves, kicked off our shoes and had an open and honest conversation. Taking this approach leads to better design outcomes, so we’re eager to promote this philosophy to our prospective clients. It’s