LONDON — In the latest installment of this series that goes inside the private working worlds of designers, Simone Rocha, founder and creative director of her own fashion line, discusses life in East London, the importance of shoes you can walk in, and fighting with her father. And that’s just what didn’t make it into the video. This interview has been edited and condensed.

Where is your studio?

In De Beauvoir, right by the neighborhood of Dalston in East London. My studio is lovely — it is right on the canal and I live just down the road. I feel very lucky to be in the heart of the city and yet also so close to nature. Lots of other London brands are actually based in this area. Craig Green, the men’s wear designer, is just up the road. Peter Pilotto is nearby, too. That said, despite being neighbors, you very rarely actually bump into people. Life is funny like that.

Is this where do you do your best thinking?

In the run-up to a show, the studio is kind of like a black hole and it can be really hard to get away. I always try to go home and give my daughter, Valentine, some dinner. Lately, I have found that those 10 minutes on my bike, from work back home, then back again, can be very valuable. Also, being on a plane or train. Traveling is the only time when you are really by yourself. Those moments are when I get the most clarity.

So what happens here?

With every look, every single piece has always been designed here, under this one roof in this all-female studio, so I try and make it like they are all having a conversation, talking to one another. The shoes are talking to the bags. The bags chat to the dresses. They are speaking a language to one another, just like I talk to all the women who work with me here. I try to create a balance of masculinity and femininity in my clothes. That has always been at the root of how I design. If I create a classical masculine tailored jacket, for example, then I will do it in a feminine fabric with jewels or in lace, and in a way that lets the construction of the garment be exposed. I love to have contrasts: hard and soft, masculine and feminine, natural and man-made through all the different aspects of any collection.