Studio · EU · CET

Small on purpose. Run like it isn't.

We are a design studio of one lead and three named collaborators, working with European companies on branding, web and product. One project runs at a time. That is the whole operating model, and it is why the dates on a quote are the dates you get.

There is no origin story on this page. What matters to a buyer is who does the work, what arrives on Friday, and what happens to the files if we stop — so that is what is below.

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2021
Studio founded
29
Engagements delivered
9
European markets
61%
Clients who return
01

How the week runs

The same rhythm on every engagement
01
Monday
The week is scoped in writing — what ships by Friday, and what has been dropped to make room.
Written plan
02
Tuesday–Thursday
Heads-down design. One project at a time, so nothing is waiting on a context switch.
Work in progress
03
Friday
A live review in the browser at real sizes on real content. Not a Figma link, not a deck.
Reviewable build
04
Every Friday
A short written note: what moved, what is next, what we need from you. Ten lines, never more.
Progress note
FigmaTokens StudioHand-coded HTML/CSSAstroNo analytics by defaultLinearLoom
02

What happens if we stop

The agency-versus-solo question, answered
Named collaborators

Motion, front-end and copy are handled by three people we have worked with for years. You are told who is on your project before it starts, not after.

Documents, not memory

Every engagement produces a decision log, a component inventory and a walkthrough recording. If we vanished tomorrow, your team could carry on from the files.

You own the source

Figma files, tokens and front-end source transfer to you on final payment. No retainer is required to keep using any of it, and nothing is hosted on our account.

One project at a time

The reason the dates hold. It also means the slot list is real — when we say early October, that is the next date, not a negotiating position.

03 · Availability
Next open slot: early October.

Scarcity that is true. We take one project at a time and publish the next real date. If that is too far out we will say so and recommend someone who can start sooner — usually within a day.

Working hoursCET · Mon–Fri
Working languageEnglish
Reply time1 working day
InvoicingEU · IBAN
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You'll have a reply within one working day, CET. If it looks like a fit you'll get a fixed scope, a fixed fee and dates. If it isn't, you'll get an honest no and a recommendation.