The studio.
Kilat Labs is a focused, founder led studio based in Dubai, working remotely with collaborators around the world. Founded in 2026 to ship premium digital products end-to-end, for brands that care about craft over volume.
Every engagement is led by the people who write the code and draw the screens. No account layers, no hand-offs. We design in the medium, ship early, and stay accountable long after launch.
Founder led, always
The person who pitches is the person who builds. No senior-pitch / junior-deliver.
Design in the medium
Working code beats static frames. Prototypes from week three.
Ship, then sharpen
Launch is the midpoint. Motion, copy and performance come after truth.
Small by design
A handful of engagements a year. Small enough to care, senior enough to ship.
Why the studio exists
Most digital agencies optimise for volume. Kilat Labs doesn't. A handful of high-craft engagements per year, with hands-on engineering from the founder, and a long-tail relationship with each client. It's the kind of studio we always wanted to work inside, so we're building it.
The bet is craft + speed: design and engineering owned by the same mind, prototypes that live in code from week one, and work the studio puts its name on.
Honest about the boring parts
Performance budgets, accessibility, release engineering, observability. Not glamorous, but they decide whether the work survives launch. Design, motion, 3D and brand specialists are pulled in per project — only the people the work actually needs.
Selected clients
Across Kilat Labs and the founder's prior agency engagements, we have shipped work for Certina (Swatch Group), Goedert, Grimaldi, Decoration Brands and OGE. Sectors range from Swiss watchmaking and home retail to B2B wholesale, building materials and consumer DTC. Not every engagement is publicly documented yet, ask us for the relevant case study for your sector.
- CertinaSwiss watchmaking
- Decoration BrandsHome & interiors
- GoedertBuilding & materials
- KasiraConsumer brand
- NugCoffeeSpecialty coffee
- OGEEnergy infrastructure
- GrimaldiWholesale jewelry · gemstones & findings
Founders
Founder & lead engineer
Generalist by design. The founder builds digital products end-to-end: design, engineering, motion, for brands that care about craft over volume. Kilat Labs was founded in 2026 to take on a small number of premium engagements a year, hands-on from idea to launch.
Role: Founder · Based: Dubai, working remotely with collaborators worldwide
How the studio operates
Clients are mostly in Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia and the US. Async by default, in-person when it earns its keep. If you're a founder or product lead with a project that fits, the fastest path is a short brief.