Joe Chappell is a writer, editor and graphic designer. He is particularly interested in the transcendental, metaphysical, social and theoretical in contemporary design, art, film and literature.

He enjoys the films of Michael Haneke, poetry of Pasolini, design by Naomi Yang, and novels of Nathalie Sarraute, Mary Gaitskill and Duncan Fallowell.

Joe is pursuing an MA in media studies and communication at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. He is currently working on some short fiction, screenplays, and a novel set in rural South Carolina in the late 1950s and simultaneously in the mid 1990s. His work has been published in Yeti magazine.

He currently resides in San Francisco. For more information, or for commissions or collaborations, please send a query to dustbureau@gmail.com. Enter to view portfolio, essays and current projects.