We are Studio 1947

Crafting & co-creating
solutions from Darjeeling.

Trusted Worldwide

Designing Solutions
that matter.

Collaborating with Visionaries Across Industries.

65+

Delivering impactful design, tech, and communication solutions to help organizations grow.

200+

Empowering youth with practical skills and confidence through free workshops.

23+

Delivering strategic, creative, and measurable results across sectors in our first year.

09+

Mentoring emerging leaders through fellowships to turn ideas into measurable impact.

Our Commitment

We innovate and create at the intersections of Data, Design, Technology, Communication and Research to achieve the best possible impact for our clients and partners.

Explore Solutions

Experienced Professionals

A multidisciplinary team of designers, technologists, researchers and communicators, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the communities and organisations we serve.

The Studio 1947 team

Our Approach

  1. We begin by uncovering the realities behind a challenge. Through research, data collection, monitoring and evaluation, GIS mapping, and analytics, we generate evidence-based insights that help organisations make informed decisions.

  2. Insights become stories, strategies, and experiences. We craft brands, communication systems, campaigns, publications, and narratives that simplify complexity, build trust, and align stakeholders around a shared vision.

  3. Ideas create value only when they work in the real world. We develop websites, dashboards, SaaS products, AI tools, and digital platforms that transform strategies into practical, scalable, and user-centred solutions.

  4. Growth is not just about visibility, it is about outcomes. Through strategic outreach, social media, lead generation, capacity building, and community engagement, we help organisations increase awareness, generate qualified leads, and create sustainable pathways for revenue and impact.

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Proven Success

Suranya Aiyar
Suranya Aiyar
CEO, Bhagyam Arts & Aesthetic

"Studio 1947 delivered exceptional promotional designs for our cultural programmes. Their unique emphasis on visual storytelling added a fascinating, artistic layer to our work that we hadn't seen before".

Sharda Mohanty
Sharda Mohanty
CEO, AIcrowd

"Working with the team has been a treat. They did an amazing job simplifying technical jargon into thoughtful illustrations, making our challenging concepts genuinely engaging and effective for our audience."

Mandvi Kulshreshtha
Mandvi Kulshreshtha
Senior Program Advisor, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, India

"As a development organization, we often struggle to make abstract research accessible. Studio 1947 translated our complex vision into visually meaningful products that made our findings exciting and easy to understand."

Vikram Buragohain
Vikram Buragohain
Jan Sahas Foundation

"We onboarded Studio 1947 for the development of the JSSES website, and despite it being our first collaboration, the entire process was seamless. The team was highly responsive, implementing every piece of feedback and requested change promptly and efficiently."

Manisha Pande
Manisha Pande
Village Ways

"Studio 1947 impressed us with their creative digital marketing ideas and innovative promotional designs. They were particularly good at working with our partner villages in the Sundarbans. Professional, reliable, and highly recommended."

Rishi Agarwal
Rishi Agarwal
Convener, Walking Project

"At Walking Project we were happy to engage with Studio 1947 in finding solutions to fund raising through improved digital marketing and presence. The team was thoughtful and involved and we could do a synthesis of what we understood best about our domain combined with their understanding of the online medium and audience behaviour."

Frequently Asked Questions

Sunset over Mirik lake and the Darjeeling hills, with the footbridge and hillside homes

We design solutions that create impact.

We innovate and create at the intersections of Data, Design, Technology, Communication and Research to achieve the best possible impact for our clients and partners — from evidence and strategy through to brand, product and growth.

Local wisdom for global impact

We chose Darjeeling because creativity thrives where culture, nature, and people intersect. By building from the hills, we prove that world-class research, design, technology, and communication can emerge from regional India.

Farmer . Designer . Storyteller

Rabi / Rabiul Islam from a farming family in rural Bengal, believes that great ideas should not be limited by geography or resources. Through Studio 1947, he works at the intersection of Data and Design.

Democratise innovation

Our vision is to make Data, Design, and Technology accessible, affordable, and impactful for every organisation from grassroots communities and small local enterprises to governments, NGOs, and global institutions.

Simpler than you think

Tell us your challenge and we'll map the solution — from first conversation to a working platform, we guide every step.

From Darjeeling to the World

Yes. We partner with organisations across the US, Europe, and beyond, delivering the same standards from our base in the hills.