Blog

Notes on design, visibility, and building a presence worth finding — plus the odd meditation on beauty and craft.

A laptop and a coffee cup on a café window ledge, overlooking a rainy city street at night.

14 July 2026

How to get your local business found by AI search (AEO & GEO)

Search is shifting from a list of links to a single AI answer. Here's how local businesses can get recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other assistants.

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A softly lit shop window with a chandelier, seen from a cobblestone street at dusk.

16 June 2026

How much does a website cost for a local business in Portugal?

An honest breakdown of what a small-business website costs in Portugal — what drives the price, what should be included, and what you'll pay to keep it running.

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15 May 2025

The Tokyo Toilet Project

Sixteen architects, one city, and a radical idea — that toilets can be beautiful.

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A man in a blue coverall sitting on a bench in a forest, smiling up at the light through the trees.

15 April 2025

Perfect Days

Wim Wenders' quiet masterpiece — and what a toilet cleaner in Tokyo can teach us about design.

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Sunlight streaming through a forest canopy onto a woodland path.

15 March 2025

What is Komorebi?

The Japanese word behind our name — and why it shapes how we design.

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