Ilse, in the studio
Lisbon, 2026
About
I’ve designed websites and apps for nine years, the last four on my own. Before that I was a senior product designer at Tidal Labs, and before that a designer at Rua Studio in Lisbon.
I like small teams, real deadlines and the part of a project where you find out what people actually do.
Taking new projects from November
How I work
Small projects, one designer, no hand-offs to someone you haven’t met.
When I’m not designing
Most of my week is screens. These are the parts that aren’t.
Wednesdays
Bouldering, badly, with the Boulder Club regulars.
Saturdays
A wheel class. My bowls are all slightly oval.
Commute
The 28 tram, where most sketches start.