CTRL

Independent Studio — Est. 2019

Identity / Web / Motion

(001) — Index

Model in a cobalt-blue jacket against an orange backdrop

We design

digital

experiences

that move.

(Fig. 00) Mono — Art direction, 2025
Now in the studio: 3 identities, 2 websites, 1 installation.

Independent digital design studio creating identities, websites and interactive experiences.

Independent digital design studio creating identities, websites and interactive experiences.

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Based everywhere
Working worldwide

Based everywhere
Working worldwide

(002) — Selected clients

Trusted by teams who care about craft — from young start-ups to global brands.

(003) — Manifesto

We make the web feel different.

Glossy orange, pink and blue paint strokes

(Fig. 01) Colour study — Paint, 2026

CTRL is a multidisciplinary studio working where design, code and motion overlap. We build identities with a point of view, websites that behave like instruments, and interactive pieces that people remember — without the templates, without the noise.

Disciplines

Design / Code / Motion

Approach

Research-led, craft-obsessed

(004) — Selected work

(004) — Selected work

Selected work

(06) Projects
2024 — 2026

(06) Projects
2024 — 2026

(005) — Archive

Studio archive

(06) Frames
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Sunlit design studio in the morning

A.01 — Studio, morning

2026

Shadow on a terracotta wall

A.02 — Orange hour

2025

Blush plaster wall against a pale sky

A.03 — Pink wall

2025

Handmade clay vessels

A.04 — Clay vessels

2025

Terracotta apartment facade

A.05 — Colour facade

2024

Dried flowers in a ceramic vase

A.06 — Still life

2024

(006) — Capabilities

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(A)

Identity

Identity

Naming, marks, type systems and guidelines that hold their shape everywhere.

Colour swatch cards

(B)

Web Design

Web Design

Editorial, type-led websites designed in the browser and built to feel alive.

Laptop with a warm gradient screen

(C)

Interaction

Interaction

Motion and micro-interactions — the details people feel before they notice.

Fingertip touching glowing light

(D)

Creative Development

Creative Development

WebGL, generative graphics and prototypes you can actually touch.

Generative terracotta sculpture

(007) — Studio

Small team.

Big digital

thinking.

We keep the studio deliberately small: designers who code, developers who care about type, and a direct line between the people with ideas and the people building them. No account layers. No handoffs lost in translation.

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Team

06

Countries

140+

Projects shipped

2019

Founded

Portrait of Lena Aurel

Lena Aurel

Design Director

Design Director

Portrait of Nora Vey

Nora Vey

Creative Developer

Creative Developer

Portrait of Mira Sol

Mira Sol

Motion Designer

Motion Designer

(008) — Services

What we do

(009) — Words

“CTRL didn’t just redesign our site — they changed how people talk about us.”

Portrait of Hana Ito

Hana Ito
Head of Brand, Noir

(010) — Recognition

Awards

Award

Category

Project

Year

Awwwards

Site of the Day

Noir

2026

Awwwards

Site of the Day

Noir

2026

FWA

FWA of the Day

Void

2025

FWA

FWA of the Day

Void

2025

CSS Design Awards

Website of the Day

Form

2025

CSS Design Awards

Website of the Day

Form

2025

Type Directors Club

Communication Design

Aether

2025

Type Directors Club

Communication Design

Aether

2025

The Webby Awards

Honoree — Best Visual Design

Index

2024

The Webby Awards

Honoree — Best Visual Design

Index

2024

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  • Identity

  • Web design

  • Interaction

  • Creative development

  • Art direction

  • Motion

  • Identity

  • Web design

  • Interaction

  • Creative development

  • Art direction

  • Motion

  • Identity

  • Web design

  • Interaction

  • Creative development

  • Art direction

  • Motion

(011) — FAQ

Questions, answered.

Portrait of Lena Aurel

Lena Aurel
Replies within 48 hours

Still curious? Skip the form — write to a human.

hello@studio.com

What kind of projects do you take on?

Identities, websites and interactive work for brands, cultural institutions and product teams who want something with a point of view. If the brief asks for “safe”, we’re probably not the right fit.

How long does a typical project take?

Most identity and website projects run between 8 and 14 weeks. Smaller interactive pieces and prototypes can move in 3–6 weeks.

Do you design and develop?

Yes. Design and development happen in the same room — often by the same people. That’s how the motion and details survive all the way to launch.

Which tools and stacks do you use?

Framer, Figma, WebGL, Three.js and custom React builds. We choose the stack to fit the idea, not the other way round.

How do we start working together?

Send a short note about what you’re making and when it needs to exist. We reply within two working days with next steps and a rough scope.

(012) — Contact

Booking projects for Q1 2027

Let’s make

something

unexpected.

Tell us what you’re building. We reply within two working days.

Tell us what you’re building. We reply within two working days.

CTRL
Independent studio — Est. 2019
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