About the Studio

We Are

Dog Studio

An independent creative studio founded in 2015 on the belief that exceptional design is the most powerful force for cultural change.

Dog Studio was born out of a shared frustration: too much design that was technically proficient but emotionally inert. We set out to build a studio where strategy, craft, and technology converge to create work that actually moves people.

Over nine years we have partnered with startups, cultural institutions, and Fortune 500 companies across 18 countries. The common thread: ambitious clients who understand that extraordinary work requires extraordinary collaboration.

Today we are a team of 24 creatives, strategists, and engineers based primarily in Brussels with studios in London and remote contributors worldwide.

9+

Years

24

Team members

200+

Projects

18

Countries

How we work

01

Craft

We obsess over every pixel, every frame, every micro-interaction. Excellence is not a standard — it is the only option.

02

Boldness

Safe design is forgotten design. We push boundaries, challenge conventions, and make work that demands attention.

03

Empathy

Technology is nothing without people. Every decision is filtered through the human lens — feeling before function.

04

Curiosity

We never stop learning. Emerging tools, shifting cultures, new aesthetics — we absorb everything and reflect it in our work.

The people

TV

Thomas Vanhaute

Founder & Creative Director

Brussels
SC

Sarah Chen

Design Lead

Brussels
MD

Marc Durand

Technical Director

Paris
LK

Lena Kovács

Strategy Director

London
JW

James Wu

Lead Developer

Remote
SM

Sofia Martins

Art Director

Brussels

Recognition

2025Awwwards SOTD ×4
Awwwards
2024FWA Site of the Year
FWA
2024Cannes Lions Gold
Cannes Lions
2023D&AD Graphite Pencil
D&AD
2023Webby Award — Best Design
The Webby Awards
2022CSS Design Awards WOTD ×8
CSS Design Awards

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