Our team
Richard Chapman Studio is a team of inventive branding and website designers based in our Chelsea studio on King’s Road
Richard Chapman
Creative Director
Following training at the (then) London College of Printing and a design degree at Goldsmiths College, Richard, imagining a future designing beautiful magazines, worked at London publications such as World of Interiors, House & Garden, Tatler and Vogue and then in New York City at Premiere and New York magazine.
However, destiny had different plans and in 1999, he joined Conran Design Group. During his four years there he worked on clients as diverse as Shell, First Choice Holidays, the Royal Mail, Citroën, Ideal Standard and Sainsbury’s.
In 2003 he left Conran to form his own consultancy which as it has grown has become Richard Chapman Studio. The company has gone on to design for high-profile clients such as German manufacturing icon ORIS, Skyral, global businesses such as Britannia Financial Group, Langham Hall and Yamaha… as well as a wide range of thriving, diverse firms who have been working with the company for many years. Closer to home, one his most satisfying recent projects has been for nearby architectural gem the Sands End Arts & Community Centre.
In September 2023, the studio celebrated a landmark twenty years in business.
In addition to his work as creative director, Richard serves as Chair of the Shine School Media Awards, the primary charitable activity of the studio.
In his free time, Richard spoils his niece and nephews, travels widely with friends and is a keen photographer.
Kristina Høiby
Design Director
Originally from Oslo, Kris studied Visual Fashion Communication & Graphic Design at VIA University College in Aarhus during her ten years in Denmark.
Before moving to the UK, Kris worked at IMPACT Commerce in Copenhagen where she spent two years as a Senior Digital Designer managing all in-house creative including social media, animation and web design. Prior to that, she worked at media agency Carat.
Kris’s work for us is wide ranging, often with an illustrative angle. Her most recent work for us includes quant investment firm Xantium, interior design practice Tomèf, interior design products business Richard Taylor Designs, and the launch branding and website for AI technology firm Skyral.
As if her creative work at the studio wasn’t enough, Kris is a keen artist and likes to paint and draw in her free time.
Jake Brandford
Senior Designer
Hailing from North London, Jake originally trained as an Industrial Designer at Loughborough before changing his focus to graphic design.
Before joining us, Jake had worked for four years as a freelancer, focussing on identity and branding, advertising and animation design. He’s particularly interested in the ways brands can be applied to different media, from something as simple as a business card to vehicle branding or way-finding. He is highly specialist at custom typography, particularly when applied to brand identity.
Jake’s work for us has covered a wide range of our clients including branding for renowned antiques dealer Brownrigg, battery tech startup LiNa Energy, boutique investment firm NorthWall Capital and the identity and website for Green Structural Engineering.
A recent highlight of Jake’s work has been a series of outstanding corporate identity systems for Angular Legal, ICON Corporate Finance and geothermal cooling firm Strataphy.
Dan Pearce
Senior Designer
Dan is our newest team member. He is originally from Portsmouth and studied Graphic Design at Solent University, graduating with a first class honours degree.
Before joining us, Dan built considerable experience across a range of studios and agencies. Most recently he was Senior Designer at Bright Blue Day, working on brands including Visa. Prior to that he spent two years at Make Agency as a Digital Designer and earlier held roles at Columns where he worked on accounts including British Council, Shell and Linklaters.
Dan is a true all-rounder: equally at home developing a brand identity as he is designing and building for the web, with additional skills spanning editorial, packaging and animation.
When he’s not designing, Dan can be found behind a camera.
Kyle Duncan
Developer
No stranger to our many web clients, Kyle has worked with us for over fifteen years building countless websites, from one-page-startups to encyclopaedic global business hubs.
With an intuitive, thorough depth of knowledge of the way we work that goes beyond what might be expected of a web developer, Kyle is an integral and invaluable asset to our team.