2019 archives

Finding Resillience

13 Dec 2019
In: Afghanistan, Design Inspiration
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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 …
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Working in larger teams

13 Dec 2019
In: Design Inspiration, Myanmar, Yangon
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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 …
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The Panj Drift

13 Dec 2019
In: Design Inspiration, Tajikistan
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Essay by Patrick Pittman, Studio D travel grant winner. Read The Panj Drift.
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Hamidashimono—How to make Izakaya Grade chopsticks

13 Dec 2019
In: Design Inspiration, Japan, Tokyo
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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 …
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When It Rains, It Pours

13 Dec 2019
In: Design Inspiration, Myanmar, Yangon
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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 …
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Studio D End Of Year Report, 2018

13 Dec 2019
In: Design Inspiration
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What we do, why, and what’s on the horizon.
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