CHIQUITA KUSUMAHADI


(Chika) is a designer, researcher and culture writer exploring contemporary ways of living. She builds 
stories and visual identities
🏞 
for food & 
hospitality,
lifestyle and cultural
projects 
in
Southeast Asia and 
the UK.
 

She holds an
πŸŽ“ 
MA in Arts and Cultural Management from
King’s College London
UK 
and a BA in Graphic Communication Design from Central Saint Martins
UK
. Chika is also certified in
🚨 
Level 2 HACCP Food Safety & Hygiene.
WORKS βœοΈ

πŸ₯
Brand development for a quirky bakery2021-2023

🍜
Identity for a Southeast Asian food magazine2022

πŸ“™ Tete-a-bechΓ©
architecture book
2022

🍰 M
icro bakeshop (@boredom_bakery)2020–2022

πŸ’§
Internal campaign for an American water brand
2022

β˜•οΈ 
Retail identity for an artisanal coffee brand2020

🌱 
Exploration of
material futures2019
🍽
 
Dining experience on alternative food futures2018

WORDS 
πŸ–Š


🌾
Rijsttafel: Feasting in the Dutch East Indies, Serving Suggestion 
#2
2023

πŸ„ Fungal Encounters, Serving Suggestion #
1
2022

πŸ“οΈ
The Urban Chicken, 
Lazy Susan
2022

🌴 The Past Is New and the Future Is Too, Further Reading Print #2: Boundaries2020

Chika has worked with businesses and institutions including Japan House London
UK
,
Bompas & Parr
UK
,
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
UK
, 
PHM Hotels
ID
, Suburbia Projects
MY
, Asia Center Japan Foundation
MY
, Each Other Company
ID
, Further Reading Press
ID
and Vital Arts
UK
.


Past projects have been published on Graphic Design School 7th edition2020, DIY Decadence with Bompas & Parr and Friends2020 and Fonts in Use. Her work β€˜Future Folds’ was 
nominated for LVMH Maison/0 Green Trail Award2019. 


She has taken part in Food Design Nation, Jakarta Art Book Fair 2022
ID
, Business of Design Week 2020
HK
, Non SchoolMY, Tate ExchangeUK,
D&ADUK, Solidarity SporesKR, Seek A SeekID
 and Arch:ID 2020ID
. 

πŸ«±πŸΌβ€πŸ«²πŸ½
: chikakusumahadi@gmail.com
E
/ @chikakusumahadi
IG

Portfolio available upon request.
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