Creator
Ines Oyelaran
Essays on craft, and the unglamorous habits that protect it.
230K followersEssays on craft
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- Lisbon
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- 2 products
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- 5 rooms
Essays on craft, and the unglamorous habits that protect it.
Ines writes about the working life of people who make things — what separates the ones who keep going from the ones who stop. Her answer is rarely talent and almost never time.
Eleven years in design studios before that, which is where most of the examples come from. She writes slowly and publishes when a piece has stopped changing.
Working on: A long essay on finishing badly, and why it beats planning well.
Everything Ines has published
The full catalogue, not a selection — this is everything on OpenTrib with their name on it.
Rooms Ines hosts
The conversation carries on after the last page. These are the communities they take part in.
Writers' Lounge12.4K members · Drafts, deadlines and the company of people mid-sentence.
Makers' Studio6.4K members · Work in progress, shown before it's ready.
Philosophy Commons4.8K members · Old questions, new arguments and room to change your mind.
Indie Filmmakers6.2K members · Scripts, rough cuts and crews built from the ground up.
Design Thinkers8.1K members · Critique, kindly given.
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