Dipika Kohli
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DESK | But what ‘impact’ did you have in the long-term, really?
We were in teh middle of the discussions, me and some people I know now, thanks to the internet and progressive conversations that deep over time. About the world of the NGO, and their reach for ‘impact.’ I am telling you, standing by on the sidelines blogging this blog and other blogs for a while,…
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DESK | Miniparty on 25 Oct
The new issue of DESK is out, and we’ll have a miniparty in Phnom Penh for you to pick up your copy. Be a part of the converstaions to make, make together, and make things that showcase what we care about. No ads in DESK, it’s all supported by donations and subscriptions. Our next party…
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Protected: DESK | Even the bros don’t want you, bro
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Protected: DESK | The communal narcissists you find in your everyday
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The danger of seeking external validation
Not everyone is gonna be happy for you, and celebrate your small wins. Pay attention, is my tip.
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Protected: Phnom Penh Street 240 Artist Walk for One
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Art of making | And then it ended
I am really going to be opinionated, today. There are a lot, and I mean a lot, of things that start but don’t last very long here where I live. In Phnom Penh. People—people from here, people from outside, people with ‘a dream’—they get these projects going with a big rah rah and there are…
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Protected: Goodbye
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Protected: DESK | You have the choice to not overidentify with ‘outcomes’, titles
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Protected: DESK | Dear Art & Copy Zine Club
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Solopreneurship and Co-storming
An opportunity to think it out with us, and a few others, in Design Kompany’s program for SME owners with 5+ years’ experience. Check out the overview here.
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Art & Copy Fringe Popup @ Photo Phnom Penh Festival
Art & Copy will show up at a few fringe events alongside the Photo Phnom Penh Festival, set to take place from October 22 to November 22. Contemporary and historical photography is their theme, and we’ll be sharing some photozines that take inspiration from right here where we live. Discover our version of making photos…
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Protected: DESK | Ex-America
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Protected: DESK | Five reasons to say ‘no’ to people, projects, and opportunities… and five reasons to say ‘yes’
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Kbach :: ក្បាច់ខ្មែរ and Khmer Design
Be part of a conversation about the emerging Khmer aesthetic, by interacting with people in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Kampot who also care about art, design, writing, illustration, sculpture, and architecture. DK have been exploring design in Cambodia since 2013.
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Exploring Taipei
Update: Well I went and checked out a few things over there, and AI was only a tiny bit helpful, it turned out. The most important things I got to do were those that I asked about, of others, in person. ‘Where can I find tea houses and trains and mountains?’ ‘Alishan!’ Or, ‘Which bookshop…
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Memorable Phsar Toch Phsar Thom, ផ្សារតូចផ្សារធំ, delivers art, food, and variety
Lovely to chill out and meet fantastic people creating from their heart to express themselves. I found out about this event from a lot of roundabout sources, as happens sometimes here in Cambodia. There can be some frustration in, for example, being deposited to the wrong location by your tuk tuk driver who also drove…
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What Maya Angelou says about success that you cannot miss
Here’s an update to an old post, because it ties in very nicely with current conversatons that tend to veer at this time of year towards, ‘Reflection.’ The category of purpose, of knowing what matters, of undersanding ourselves, of taking time to suss it all and see what we want to do… next. This is…
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Call for submissions for DESK :: LAYERS
Are you a photographer, poet, writer, or illustrator in Phnom Penh? Submit your work to our next issue of DESK, with our theme LAYERS. A call for submissions is here: https://designkompany.com/call-for-submissions To get an idea of the kind of images we’re looking for, listen this fun interview DK’s Dipika Kohli did a few years ago…
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‘If you like your pictures… then just keep doing it:’ photographer Benjamin Nwaneampeh
Here is a post from our S P A C E podcast series, May 2021, so yeah, around the time the pandemic was ‘lifting,’ sort of, but not really where I was. And we were still all in a funk about meeting people in real life. I personally still am, but it’s not because of…
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‘But don’t forget your happiness’
Update: October 2026 This post was from last year. Happiness, right? It’s still important, not to forget it. I’m going to update this post today with a few extras, in the below original. Joy, happiness, purpose, and life-work balance are some of the popular topics people I read will write about. This seems to be…
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Dear Art & Copy Zine Club
Well done on a terrific issue. Here is Art & Copy, ‘Notes from Elsewhere.’ More info about our club and this issue’s ‘miniparty’ for celebrating its release will be at the ‘upcomings’ page of kismuth.com. Checkit.
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A new issue of DESK covers the 13-year time gap of ‘exit, exile and return’
As a limited edition of 20, this issue gets personal. New original illustration and writing from the desk of DK. A curated set of interviews, personal essays, and short snippets on the reflective points of view from thinkers on ‘returns’. What if there is no ‘going back?’ A study of queries on these lines, this…
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Protected: DESK | The thing I saw after years away from the US, and what it taught me
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Why slowing down can make you faster
‘Slow down to see it.’ Writing about this these days, over at my various newsletters for different groups of people who care about design, journaling, meaningful work, doing what matters, and taking time to really introspect. I’m Dipika Kohli. I guess there’s so much to say about wanting to encourage people to do this, to…