01 / 06Mirage Optics · 2026
Eyewear cast in desert light
Brand · Product launch
Dubai · Milan
Sold out first drop in 41 hours
Independent studio · Dubai Design District
We shape brands, products & worlds of light.
Aether is a creative and product studio in Dubai. We design and build the things people remember — for founders across the Gulf and the world.
02 — Craft
Every surface considered. Every frame engineered.
Strategy, design and engineering under one roof in d3 — so nothing gets lost in hand-off.
03 — Reach
Dubai HQ. Global reach.
- Launches
- 140+
- Countries
- 14
- Years in d3
- 11
(01)The studio
About Aether Studio
We are designers, engineers and directors working out of Dubai Design District. We believe the best work happens where craft meets clarity — brands with a spine, products with manners, websites that feel alive. From the Gulf to the world, we make fewer things, better.
Headquarters
Dubai Design District
Client lounge in DIFC Gate Village
Team
24 makers
Design, engineering, motion and strategy in one room
Clients
Gulf & global
Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, London, Paris, Singapore
(02)Selected work
Recent launches
- 01 / 06
02 / 06Falcon Pay · 2026
A calmer way to move money
Product · App design
DIFC, Dubai4.8★ rating, 310k users in year one
03 / 06Sahra Hotels · 2025
Hospitality that starts online
Web · Booking platform
Ras Al Khaimah+62% direct bookings
04 / 06Volt Motors · 2025
Launching a coupe in a single line
Motion · Launch film
Dubai · Munich12M views across launch week
05 / 06Maison Oud Noir · 2025
Scent, rendered as smoke
Brand · CGI campaign
Riyadh · ParisGulf-wide launch in 38 stores
06 / 06d3 Art Week · 2024
An identity built from light
Identity · Wayfinding
Dubai Design District48k visitors over five nights
(03)Services
Four disciplines, one studio.
Engage us for a single discipline or the whole arc. Every project is led by a partner and staffed from our own team in Dubai — no outsourcing, no relay race.
- 01
Brand
Identity systems with a point of view — strategy, naming, typography and the rules that keep it all coherent at scale.
- Strategy & positioning
- Naming
- Visual identity
- Brand guidelines
Engagements fromAED 45,000≈ USD 12,250
- 02
Product
Apps and platforms designed around real behaviour, from first prototype to the design system your engineers love.
- UX research
- Product design
- Design systems
- Prototyping
Engagements fromAED 90,000≈ USD 24,500
- 03
Web
Fast, accessible, unmistakably crafted websites — engineered in-house with Next.js and real-time 3D where it earns its place.
- Art direction
- Next.js engineering
- WebGL & 3D
- CMS & localisation
Engagements fromAED 70,000≈ USD 19,000
- 04
Motion
Launch films, product CGI and interface motion that give a brand its rhythm — on screens, stages and façades.
- Launch films
- Product CGI
- UI motion
- Spatial content
Engagements fromAED 35,000≈ USD 9,500
(04)Process
From first call to launch day.
A clear rhythm, weekly reviews in d3 or on call, and one team from kickoff to handover. Typical engagements run 10–16 weeks.
- Discover
- Design
- Build
- Launch
Discover
Two weeks in your world. Stakeholder sessions, market and user research, and an honest audit of where you stand.
1–2 weeks
Design
Directions, then one direction. We prototype early, test with real people and refine until it feels inevitable.
3–6 weeks
Build
Designers and engineers in one room in d3. Production-grade code, motion and 3D — reviewed weekly, shipped continuously.
4–10 weeks
Launch
Launch day, then the weeks after. We measure, tune and hand over a system your team can own and grow.
Ongoing
(05)Contact
Let's make something luminous.
Tell us about the brand, product or launch you have in mind. A partner reads every brief and replies within one working day.
- hello@aether.studio
- Dubai time
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- Visit
- Building 7, Dubai Design District (d3), Dubai