LEARN, TRY, LEARN SOME MORE.
We don’t progress rigidly through phases.
We shift iteratively between fieldwork, teamwork and design - honing insights, ideas and our approach.
We work at our client's tempo. Our clients hire us for projects measured in hours, days or weeks.
OUR CURIOSITY IS INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC.
Our clients include start-ups and established organizations defining the future of work, publishing, and healthcare.
We’ve worked on the user experience and design of insurance plans, baby monitors, news sites, productivity apps, conferences and patient services.
Craft a unique research approach for your project.
With creative remote-work strategies, we’ll shadow, interview and co-create with your users, whether they are low-vision freshmen navigating college; patients during doctor’s appointments; or homemakers from Jinan to Milan.
Help your team wrap their arms and heads around the findings.
In digital workshops, we will distill our learnings into segmentations, journey maps and network diagrams that your team can base decisions on.
Translate what you learned into what you will do.
So that you can iterate faster, we will make cheap low-fidelity prototypes of services, products and digital experiences.
MAKE THINGS. BETTER.
Research empowers action.
We want to answer the question that will motivate your next decision. We want to arm your team with designs to spur their next step.
Let us show you what research can do.
Say hello -
Ksenia Pachikov | ksenia@fieldstudio.co | 646.321.3003
KSENIA PACHIKOV
PRINCIPAL
Ksenia started Field Studio to make research more transparent, efficient and focused on implications. She leads projects across multiple domains, including media, education, medical, smart devices, and insurance. She holds a Master of Design from the Institute of Design in Chicago and has taught at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons the New School for Design.
LIZA MURPHY
SENIOR RESEARCHER
Liza has over 10 years experience in qualitative research, and has worked at several globally enabled boutique research agencies including Flamingo, 2CV, and The Big Picture for clients across CPG, Beauty, Alcohol, Tech, and Gaming. Liza has spoken at global conferences on Designing Brands for Future Consumers. She holds a BA in Philosophy from The New School and a BFA in Communication Design from Parsons.
ROBIN NEWMAN
SENIOR RESEARCHER
Robin has over eight years of experience in qualitative research, interaction design, and product management. She led user research at the New York Times and worked for clients such as the ACLU, UPS, Google, Kia, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) while at Huge, a global design agency. She is also the co-founder of Studio Jayne, which is building a game to educate and protect girls at risk of sex trafficking. She holds an MFA degree from the School of Visual Arts in Social Design.
AARON REISS
SENIOR RESEARCHER
Much of Aaron’s practice is influenced by his years as a full-time design researcher at IDEO, where he focused on projects in the education sphere. In the years since, he has been a freelance researcher conducting in-the-field user and ethnographic research in areas as diverse as food & beverage, health care, toys & games, arts & entertainment, and supply chain management.
MEREDITH ADAMS
SENIOR RESEARCHER
Meredith’s approach to qualitative research and human-centered design is informed by the 7 years she spent at IDEO, first in design research operations and then as a design researcher working in healthcare, education, and social impact. After IDEO, she joined Farfetch, a luxury fashion platform. As a writer, she is particularly interested in how storytelling can shape design and strategy.
AND YOU?
We’re always looking to meet and work with senior independent researchers and designers. Reach out to Ksenia if you want to chat and possibly collaborate.