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An independent creative studio shaping brands, editorial identities and digital experiences for the quietly ambitious.

Est. 2014 Lisbon · New York Brand · Digital · Editorial

Design with intention, built to last.

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Selected Work — 2021/26

Projects we're proud to put our name on.

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A small sample of recent collaborations across identity, product and culture.

Atelier Norde

Brand IdentityWeb
2026

Vellum Press

EditorialArt Direction
2025

Lumen Botanica — A study in stillness

NamingIdentityPackaging
2025

Meridian Studio

DigitalMotion
2024

Sable & Oak

StrategyBrand
2024
What we do

A complete studio, end to end.

From the first conversation to the final pixel, we operate as one focused team — no handoffs, no noise.

01 Brand Identity & Strategy Positioning, naming, visual systems and the story that holds it all together.
02 Digital & Web Design Editorial websites and products designed and shipped with engineering rigour.
03 Art Direction & Editorial Photography, type and layout for print and screen, with a point of view.
04 Motion & Interaction Considered movement that brings brands to life without the gimmicks.
The Studio

We are a team of twelve designers, writers and engineers who believe the best work comes from fewer, deeper partnerships — built on trust, craft and an obsessive eye for the detail nobody else notices.

Founded in 2014, FOUNDLOCAL works with a handful of clients each year — from emerging founders to established cultural institutions. We don't chase scale. We chase the kind of work that still feels right a decade later.

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120+
Projects shipped
12yr
Independent
18
Awards & honours
2
Cities, one studio
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Recognition

Honoured by the people we respect.

Selected awards across identity, web and editorial — though the work matters more than the trophies.

2026 Site of the Year — Atelier Norde Awwwards Honour
2025 Best Editorial Design D&AD · Wood Pencil Winner
2025 Brand Identity of the Year The Dieline Gold
2024 Site of the Day — Lumen Botanica CSS Design Awards Feature
2024 Type Design, Honourable Mention Type Directors Club Mention
Aesop
MoMA
Kinfolk
Monocle
Hermès
Phaidon
Apartamento
Hay
Frame
Aēsop Labs
Let's build something

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