01 — Brand & Web
Lumen Studio
A complete identity and editorial website for a boutique architecture practice — built around light, restraint and generous space.
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Available for select projects — Q3 2026
Designer & Developer · Lisbon
Designing calm, considered products people remember.
I'm Maren — an independent designer & developer building brand systems, websites and interfaces for founders who care about the details.
Brand IdentityWeb DesignArt DirectionDesign SystemsFront-endMotion
Brand IdentityWeb DesignArt DirectionDesign SystemsFront-endMotion
Selected Work
Things I'm proud
Things I'm proud
to have made.
A small selection of recent collaborations across brand, product and the web. Quietly ambitious, built to last.
02 — Product Design
Cadence App
End-to-end product design for a focus & habit companion. Design system, UI and a marketing site that converts at 6.2%.
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Marée Skincare
A tactile DTC storefront for a coastal skincare brand. Packaging-led art direction translated into a fast, sensory shopping experience.
View case studyMarenest. 2017
About
A designer who codes, and a developer with an eye for type.
For nearly a decade I've helped startups and studios turn fuzzy ideas into products that feel inevitable. I sit comfortably between design and engineering — which means fewer handoffs, fewer compromises, and a final result that's true to the vision.
My approach is quiet and deliberate: understand the problem, strip away the noise, and obsess over the small things most people only feel. The best work, I think, is the kind you never notice working.
FigmaWebflowReactFramerType DesignGSAPBrand Strategy
Experience
A short history
A short history
of good work.
Studios, startups and a steady independent practice. The throughline has always been craft.
2022 — Now
Independent PracticeDesign & Development
Self-employed · Lisbon
2020 — 2022
Senior Product DesignerDesign Systems & UI
Northwind Labs · Remote
2018 — 2020
Brand & Web DesignerIdentity & Art Direction
Atelier Côte · Paris
2017 — 2018
Design Intern → JuniorThe hungry years
Field Studio · Berlin
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Maren has the rare ability to make complex things feel effortless. She didn't just design our product — she shaped how the whole company thinks about craft.
Elena VasquezCo-founder & CEO, Cadence
Contact
Let's make
Let's make
something lasting.
I take on a handful of projects each quarter. If you're building something you care about, I'd love to hear about it.
hello@marenholt.studio