Beauty · Shopify
Onui Beauty
An editorial Shopify storefront for a Korean beauty-tech device launching into New Zealand — pre-order and founder list ready before stock lands.
Visit live siteDesign studio · Auckland + remote
Websites, commerce
& apps — built like they matter.
We are a small team that prefers fewer, better projects. Tell us about your business in a short written brief. If it is a good fit, we meet you once — in person, with a working prototype on the table.
What we build
- Web01
- Commerce02
- Apps03
Recent projects
Our work.
Bridal · Retail
Almaj
A photography-led site for an Auckland bridal boutique — designer gowns at full bleed and a simple path to booking an appointment.
Visit live site
Clinic · Korean medicine
Little Clinic NZ
A trilingual site for a Korean acupuncture and herbal medicine clinic in Massey, practising since 2012 — calm, classical, easy to book.
Visit live siteHow we work
Meeting one is not a sales call.
Most agencies spend the first meeting asking what you want. We want our first meeting to be the one where you see it.
That is only possible if we know you first, so we built a short, guided intake that takes about twenty minutes.
- 01You send a brief
A short, guided conversation about your business, audience, taste and what success looks like. Around 20 minutes.
- 02We check the fit
Within five working days we respond about whether we are the right studio, or point you somewhere better.
- 03We build a rough prototype
If it is a fit, we spend a day or two sketching a real, clickable version using your actual content and brand.
- 04We meet, in person
Second meeting, first time face to face — with a working prototype to react to, not a slide deck.
What we build
Three kinds of projects. No legacy migrations.
01NZD 3–8k
Considered websites
Brochure, booking, content and conversion sites for small businesses and clinics. Fast, accessible, easy to update.
Learn more →02NZD 5–15k
E-commerce that converts
Shopify and headless storefronts for small producers and retailers. Built to be edited without us once we are gone.
Learn more →03NZD 9k +
Mobile & web apps
Native iOS and Android apps and web tools for businesses that have outgrown a website. AI woven in only where it genuinely helps.
Learn more →Who it is for
We work best with owners who still answer their own emails.
Good fit
- +Small and mid-sized businesses in NZ and Australia
- +Clinics, producers, independent retailers, emerging brands
- +Projects with a clear owner and a realistic budget
- +Teams curious about AI, realistic about their data
Not for us, yet
- −Heavy legacy system integration work
- −Enterprise procurement cycles and RFPs
- −Projects under NZD 1.5k (try a template — we will point you to one)
- −Purely speculative equity-only builds
Ready when you are
Twenty minutes to brief us. One meeting to see it running.
Five working days for our response, then a single meeting to react to a working prototype.