Tandem Studio

An interactive AR experience made to bring physical and digital worlds together. 🐝   Nature’s Pollinators is a project we made to playfully teach people about pollinating insects and their favourite flowers, using Lens Studio from @snapchat . Each pollinator looks for it’s favourite flower, and follows it around as you move the cards in your hands. Full demo video on our website. 🌼 Designed by: @___rubybell @___riyamahajan @aartz_lens @ayushi2212

A moment from our residency at @framelessldn last year ✨

Hey there! Riya here 👾 I’m one half of the creative duo that is Tandem Studio, along with the amazing @___rubybell 🪩 I’m a designer and 3D visual artist originally from India, with roots in graphic design and a brain that loves to dream up imaginary worlds. I’m all about crafting interactive and immersive experiences that are playful and thoughtful, and especially if they make people smile. In the past, I’ve had the pleasure of working with fab folks at LOPEZ and Wari Watai studios in India, along with global clients such as Adobe, SHOWstudio and Inspirit Learning. I have a soft spot (mild obsession) for 3D typography, winning the @adobe x @36daysoftype challenge in 2021. Outside the studio, you’ll probably find me wandering around in nature or on a hike, a love that sneaks into my work, most notably through my climate-led design initiative, which was shortlisted for the Terra Carta Design Lab 🌿

Hello! Ruby here 👋🏻 Taking a moment to introduce ourselves! My name is Ruby Bell, and I’m one half of Tandem with my fave @___riyamahajan . I’m from Sydney, Australia, but have been living in London for almost 10 years now. My background is in filmmaking and interactive content, and I strive to make work that’s playful yet purposeful. In my commercial work as a director/editor, I’ve worked with clients like Nike, Urban Outfitters, and Bumble. I also spent a few years at Playdeo, an interactive entertainment startup where we made an iOS experience called ‘Avo’—described by Apple as “Groundbreaking playable TV.” Personally, I’m also really passionate about contributing to a fair and inclusive arts industry, especially for young people, and have been proud to mentor and facilitate work experience programs in the past with @artsemergency and to have worked with @wowglobal as part of their advocacy programs for girls and young non-binary people. When I’m not working, I like to let loose on a dance floor—one of my first memories with Riya is getting into the motion capture studio in our first week of the RCA to put the mocap suits through their paces! 🕺🏻🪩

Well, we have some news! 🤭✨ We are excited to share that we are launching a design studio, @tandemstudio.work ! ‘Tandem’ is an idea that is close to our hearts. We’ve been working closely together for over a year now, and we’ve found that we’ve made our best work when we’ve made it with each other. Our practice involves working with digital technologies to create memorable and impactful experiences, with storytelling at the heart of every project we do. In the past year we’re proud to have exhibited at @framelessldn , @britishartfair at @saatchi_gallery , @outernetglobal , @londonbreezefilmfestival , and the @royalcollegeofart x @snapchat symposium; presented at @nowplaythis , and have been recognised by the @hhcdesignrca awards. We’re optimistic about what the future holds for us as we continue our work together. Watch this space! 🪐💞💫

Thank you so much @nowplaythis for having us on Friday night at the Play Parlour! We absolutely loved meeting a bunch of wonderful people making playful art and games, and getting to share our work in the beautiful @somersethouse for @londongamesfest . A very special evening! 💖

Today is our last day at @framelessldn ! It’s honestly been such a highlight of our careers to have brought our project to this gallery—the largest permanent multi-sensory experience in the UK, and not to mention, home of the world’s most beautiful escalator! 🪩 💎 ☄️ Sharing Moody Monsters here meant that we were able to showcase work created by young people in the same venue where works by Dali, Monet, Rembrandt, and Kandinsky are also shown. Getting to involve young people in the arts is always something we’re going to be excited by, and we plan on doing even more! We’re honoured to have been a part of the history of emerging artists exhibiting in the Blank Canvas gallery, and deeply grateful to everyone who contributed to and supported us and the project in all ways, big and small. 🪐

One week left to see Moody Monsters as part of the Imagined Realities residency at @framelessldn 💫