A small studio with a long attention span.

Since 2014 we have partnered with founders, cultural institutions and global brands to make design that is clear, warm and built to last.

Abstract artwork representing the Halden studio
Our story

Halden began as a two-person studio above a bakery. Twelve years later we are fourteen, still above a bakery.

We believe design is a way of thinking. Every project starts with listening — to clients, to their customers, to the context — and ends with systems that teams can actually use.

We stay deliberately small so the people you meet in the first workshop are the people who design your brand.

12+

Years of independent practice

140+

Brands launched worldwide

38

International design awards

96%

Clients who come back

Values

What we believe

01

Clarity over noise

If it doesn’t help the idea, it goes.

02

Craft in every pixel

Details are where trust is built.

03

Partners, not vendors

We share the goal, not just the invoice.

People

The team

Meet everyone
Abstract portrait illustration for Inês Halden

Inês Halden

Founder & Creative Director

Abstract portrait illustration for Tomás Reis

Tomás Reis

Design Director

Abstract portrait illustration for Mara Okafor

Mara Okafor

Brand Strategist

Abstract portrait illustration for Jonas Weber

Jonas Weber

Lead Product Designer

Recognition

Awards

2026

Brand Impact Awards

Atlas BankGold
2025

European Design Awards

Fieldnotes MagazineSilver
2025

Awwwards

Verde ArchitectureSite of the Day
2024

Type Directors Club

Mono Type FoundryCertificate
2023

D&AD

Quiet Hours HotelWood Pencil
  • Nordlys®
  • Atlas®
  • Kumo®
  • Paloma®
  • Verde®
  • Ostra®
  • Mono®
  • Bloom®
  • Arc®
  • Tide®
  • Lumen®
  • Orbit®

Let’s make something good together.

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