Many may know this from the designer’s blog,
but the radio is always on in the atelier.
Of course it depends on the workflow but
usually it is on all day.

CDs or iTunes playing your favorite songs is one thing,
but songs suddenly from the radio by someone other than you,
at a different pace has a different feel to it.
I guess the key is the form of spontaneity and public access.

Before work listening to the same radio station the first topic of the day may be a song we heard or during work if there is an interesting topic or selection we may look at each other;
I feel the radio is also effective when time is spent together in the same place.