Article by Charley Zheng, the Documentarian fellowship winner reflecting on the challenges of being on a Studio D expedition in Afghanistan. Read Finding Resilience, Confronting …
Article by Sarah Fathallah one of the Studio D team in Myanmar earlier this year, reflecting on larger team dynamics. The ‘open sesame’ to working …
Essay by Patrick Pittman, Studio D travel grant winner. Read The Panj Drift.
I’ve been working on a side project with fellow Japan-based designers James Gibson and Eko Hayashi. It all started with a visit to a chopstick …
https://janchipchase.com/2019/12/hamidashimono-how-to-make-izakaya-grade-chopsticks/
Pleased to announce a new research publication, a foundational research project on the sesame ecosystem in Myanmar—When It Rains, It Pours, commissioned by our friends …
What we do, why, and what’s on the horizon.
If you’re curious what we got up to with our little experiment of a studio, read the Studio D 2017 End of Year Report.
https://janchipchase.com/2017/12/studio-d-2017-end-of-year-report/
In May this year we raised $337k on Kickstarter for the launch of the Handbook. It seemed like a healthy sum. But what does it take …
https://janchipchase.com/2017/09/the-anatomy-of-a-kickstarter/
Decided to launch TFSH as a Kickstarter. Seven days to go. There are unusual rewards. Buy it here.
https://janchipchase.com/2017/05/the-field-study-handbook-launched/
A short piece written for Roads & Kingdoms titled The Art of Gifting Tibetan Viagra.
https://janchipchase.com/2016/08/the-art-of-gifting-tibetan-viagra/
Photo credit: Venetia Tay. In cultures where guests are frequently invited into the home, the home is the dominant mechanism for communicating stories about ourselves, what …
Why the way you pack shapes your journey For many travellers wheeled luggage is the most efficient way of getting from known-A to known-B. The reality …
What question do you wish you’d asked earlier in your careers? Read: 100 Questions for the Young* Creative. * or young at heart.
https://janchipchase.com/2015/03/100-questions-for-the-young-creative/
Your world view depending on whether you’re inside or outside of the bubble. Passing through Chengdu.
After a month flat out, decomp.
Running a project in the middle east this past month.
I’m pleased to announce the launch of SDR Traveller and the D3 Duffel. Some of you have seen glimpses of D3 prototypes over the past three …
In Bangladesh for the week with a Studio D client. A lot of early mornings, deep dives and step backs. Thanks to the Dhaha, Rashashi and …
A surprising detail on a rickshaw – brass guard+
So much of urban Yangon light is filtered through sponsored cafe umbrellas – in this instance Pepsi and Coke. The rush to sponsor reminds me …
As part of the Afford Two, Eat One: Financial Inclusion in Rural Myanmar report deliverables we’ve decided to release over 200 photos for use under …
Something that regular readers may have come across on this site is the notion of “proximate use”. Essentially it challenges the notion of top-down design …
Photo: Lauren Serota / Studio D. Myanmar has 14% mobile penetration – one of the world’s lowest but is growing fast. It might seem like a …
https://janchipchase.com/2014/05/mobile-myanmar-behavioural-lead-users/
That peaceful moment where the team is nearby finding their groove, and you step back to see the big picture and absorb the little details. …
After four years as Executive Creative Director of Global Insights at frog I left. I feel fortunate to have contributed to something as dynamic and …
A number of presentations this week to talk about the Japanese edition of Hidden in Plain Sight (published as “Silent Needs” un Japan). The following …
https://janchipchase.com/2014/03/designing-for-social-impact/
I’m pleased to announce the launch of Studio D Radiodurans. Everybody needs space to do truly interesting work. This is mine.
Short, fun interview for Sprudge magazine on the joy of coffee here. What does the photo have to do with caffeine intake? An early, breathless …
Personalised city guide site Jauntful opened out of beta this week. It is co-founded by a couple of good friends Raphael and Moka and it’s …