About the studio

A small studio for big first impressions.

Founded in Lisbon in 2014, Aubade is 38 designers, writers and engineers who like early starts, honest feedback and work that lasts.

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Booking projects for Q1 2027

Inside the Aubade studio in Lisbon: warm wood desks and soft morning light

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Trusted by teams who wake up early

  • Kestrel

  • orbis

  • HALDEN

  • Vireo

  • Marlowe & Co

  • QUANTA

  • sable

  • Northfold

  • Kestrel

  • orbis

  • HALDEN

  • Vireo

  • Marlowe & Co

  • QUANTA

  • sable

  • Northfold

(02) Client words

Kind words from early risers.

4.9
4.9
4.9

Average from 60+ client reviews

“

They understood the feeling we wanted before we could put it into words. Our new packaging sold out in the first week.

Portrait of Nadia Restrepo, Aubade client

Nadia Restrepo

Founder, Solenne Skin

“

Aubade worked like part of our product team. Every review ended with sharper ideas than the ones we came in with.

Portrait of Jonah Pierce, Aubade client

Jonah Pierce

CEO, Tidewell

“

We launched a site our sales team is proud to share. The process was calm, fast and surprisingly fun.

Portrait of Leila Haddad, Aubade client

Leila Haddad

Marketing Lead, Atlas Rail

“

They kept everything people loved about us and made it look like we had been around for fifty years.

Portrait of Owen Marsh, Aubade client

Owen Marsh

Co-founder, Moth & Ember

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Clear thinking, beautiful craft and zero drama. Investors mention the website in almost every first call.

Portrait of Sofia Lind, Aubade client

Sofia Lind

COO, Parallax Labs

(03) Our belief

We believe great brands feel like the first light of morning: clear, warm and impossible to ignore. For twelve years we have helped founders find that light, then built everything around it, from the name on the door to the product in your pocket.

120+
120+
120+

Brands launched since our first sunrise in 2014

9.6
9.6
9.6

Average client score across every project review

38
38
38

Designers, writers and engineers across two time zones

$2.1B
$2.1B
$2.1B

Raised by founders we partnered with early

(04) The people

Small team, senior hands.

No account managers, no juniors learning on your budget. The people you meet in the first call are the people doing the work.

Elias Varga, Founder, Creative Director at the Aubade studio

Elias Varga

Founder, Creative Director

Maya Okafor, Head of Product Design at the Aubade studio

Maya Okafor

Head of Product Design

Theo Lindqvist, Lead Engineer at the Aubade studio

Theo Lindqvist

Lead Engineer

Clara Moreau, Brand Strategist at the Aubade studio

Clara Moreau

Brand Strategist

Your next chapter starts at dawn.

Tell us where you are and where you want to be. We will come back within 24 hours with honest thoughts and a clear next step.

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Let’s make something worth waking up for.

Studio

Rua das Flores 28
1200-195 Lisbon, Portugal

Mon to Fri, 9:00 to 18:00 WET

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Have a project in mind?

Let’s make something worth waking up for.

Studio

Rua das Flores 28
1200-195 Lisbon, Portugal

Mon to Fri, 9:00 to 18:00 WET

Dawn Notes

One short letter a month on brand, product and craft. No noise, unsubscribe anytime.

© 2026 Aubade Studio. Crafted in Framer.

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