Acme Studio
AboutEst. MMXXVI · Istanbul

We build what we sell, and own most of it.

Twenty-five years building brands and the technology behind them. The portfolio is the proof.

A builder-owner studio. We design, build, and ship our own work, and run the same engine for a select few outside. Small and senior, with one set of hands on every stage of a product.

Disciplines
  • Strategy
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Growth
Verticals
  • SaaS
  • D2C
  • Experiments
Method
  • Small teams
  • Own what we build
  • No consulting
Based
  • Istanbul
  • Shipping worldwide
  • MMXXVI →

Our principles

  • 01

    DNA first

    Strategy before identity, identity before code. The thesis governs every decision that follows it.

  • 02

    We own what we build

    We bet on our own work. Most of what leaves the studio, we keep and run ourselves.

  • 03

    Taste is engineering

    Beautiful and well-built are the same discipline in two languages. We refuse to trade one for the other.

  • 04

    A bias to ship

    Work that isn't live isn't finished. We optimize for things in the world, not things in review.

  • 05

    One engine, one standard

    The work we do for a partner meets the same bar as the brands we own.

Founder

Oğuzhan Aydın

Founder & Creative Director

Working in digital since 1999, across design, technology, and communication. A multidisciplinary designer who has run the whole arc: founding brands, designing them, building them, and taking them to market.

“Not complex corporate structures. Small teams that create big value.”