The pattern
A short written brief agreed with you: who the product serves, the first journeys it must support, what success looks like, and what is deliberately left for later.
Mobile · Web · Interface · Release · Care
Software,cut tomeasure.
Karizena designs and builds digital products the way an atelier makes clothes: fitted to the people who will use them, finished properly on the inside, and altered as their needs change.
Illustrative generated image — not Karizena premises or client work
We believe a well-made interface has structure you can feel and restraint you can see.
Our work begins with proportion: what deserves the most space, the boldest type, the first moment of attention. Then comes construction — clean code, considered motion, accessible controls — the seams nobody sees but everybody feels.
We work with founders, brands and organisations who care how their product looks and how it behaves. Our commissions range from a single focused app to a full web platform with its own design system.
The collection
Five disciplines. Filter by what you need.
- MobileApps for iOS and Android, tailored to the hand and to the moment of use.
- WebWebsites and web applications with editorial clarity and robust engineering.
- InterfaceResearch, interaction design, visual systems and motion.
- ReleaseApp store and web publishing, prepared to the last detail.
- CareSupport, alterations and updates once the product is out in the world.
Fittings, not hand-offs
Every Karizena project is organised around fittings: regular sessions where you try the product on a real device, tell us where it pinches, and watch the alterations happen. It keeps decisions in your hands and surprises out of the schedule.
How we workIn this issue
- Made for the handHow we design apps around the moment of use: one thumb, a busy street, a weak signal.
- Editorial and exactWebsites with real typographic hierarchy, and web applications engineered for clarity.
- Structure you can feelResearch, interaction design and design systems documented for developers.
- Method, in detailThe standards every commission keeps, from review to handover.
What leaves the atelier
Every commission is different, but the finished pieces fall into recognisable garments. This is what you hold at the end.
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The toile
A clickable prototype on your own phone or laptop, tested with representative people before production work begins, with a ranked list of changes.
The garment
The finished app or website: reviewed code, tested on real devices, accessible, and published to the stores or the web with listings prepared.
The care label
A run-book explaining how to deploy, back up and update; design files with tokens and component states; accounts confirmed in your name.
Fitting planner
Our projects run on fittings: regular sessions where you try the product on a real device and we agree alterations. Choose a commission and a rhythm to see how the fittings might fall. It is an outline for conversation, not a quotation.
A commissioning letter, ready to adapt
The best first messages we receive are short and specific. If you are unsure where to start, adapt this letter. It works for any studio, not only ours.
Dear studio,
We are [organisation], and we would like to commission [an app / a website / a redesign] for [the people it serves].
Today they [how they manage now], which is frustrating because [the specific problem].
Three products we admire are [names], because [what each does well].
We hope to launch by [date], because [reason]. Our budget range is [range]. The person who will approve designs is [name].
With thanks,
[Your name]
Alterations after launch
A product meets its real audience only after release. That is when the most useful alterations are discovered.
Our care plans cover repairs to faults, alterations to copy and flows as you learn from users, compatibility with new iOS, Android and browser releases, dependency upgrades, and periodic health checks on certificates, backups and logs.
Requests are read Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00, London time; response arrangements are agreed in each plan. Every change is recorded in a plain-language log so you always know what was altered and why.
Questions clients ask before commissioning
Do you only work with fashion and lifestyle brands?
No. The atelier is a way of working rather than a sector. We work with founders, retailers, service businesses and organisations who care how their product looks and behaves.
Can you work with our existing brand guidelines?
Yes. We extend existing identities into digital form, and tell you where guidelines need adapting for screens or accessibility.
How involved do we need to be?
An hour or so at each fitting, plus prompt answers to questions in between. Someone who can approve designs should attend.
Who owns the finished work?
You do. Source code, design files, store accounts and domains are registered to your organisation.
Can you build designs made by another studio?
Yes, and we can also design for your own developers, with full handover documentation.
Where are you based?
Our registered office is in Chipstead, Surrey. We work with clients across the UK, mainly through video fittings and shared prototypes.
Bring a brief, a mood board or a single sentence.
Begin a commission