Kintsugi

We repair the broken with light.

A design studio restoring outdated digital products into something modern, intentional, and unmistakable.

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Built by veterans ofApple · Stripe · IDEO
Featured inComing soon
Workspaces restoredCurrently selective
Response timeWithin 24 hours
Free assessment· 24h turnaround · no sales call

Find the cracks
in your website.

Submit your URL. We'll send you a free four-dimension assessment. What your site says, who it speaks to, where it confuses, and where it could glow. No call required. No pitch unless you ask.

What you'll receive

01

Narrative

Does it tell a story?

02

Message Quality

Is the writing actually good?

03

Signal Clarity

Does it land with strangers?

04

Visual Craft

Does it look the part?

Your URL and email are used only to prepare your assessment. No marketing list, no automation.

The philosophy

In Japan, when a piece of pottery breaks, an artisan repairs it with gold lacquer. Kintsugi. The cracks are not hidden. They are celebrated. The restored piece is more valuable than the original.

We treat your website the same way. Every site we redesign carries the history of what came before, improved, refined, made to last. We are not in the business of tearing down. We are in the business of restoration: taking what exists and elevating it with craft, intention, and modern design.

Your outdated website is not a failure. It is a foundation. And like all foundations, it can be made beautiful again. Not despite its history, but because of it.

The most beautiful thing about a restored piece is not that it looks new. It is that it carries its history with grace.

Manifesto
The craft

We do nothide the cracks.

Observe

Look at what exists. Understand why each break happened.

Map

Trace every fracture in the messaging, structure, and design.

Restore

Fill each crack with intention. The result is stronger than the original.

Services & investment

Three tiers.One philosophy.

I

Refresh

Starting at $3,000

1–2 weeks

A visual refresh of an existing site. New design language, modern typography, mobile optimization, performance improvements. For businesses that have a solid foundation but need to look current.

DesignTypographyMobilePerformance
IIMost popular

Restoration

Starting at $8,000

2–3 weeks

A complete redesign from the ground up. New design, new copy, new structure, modern integrations: forms, analytics, CRM. For businesses whose digital presence no longer reflects who they are.

DesignCopyStructureIntegrations
III

Restoration + AI

Starting at $20,000

3–5 weeks

Everything in Restoration, plus custom AI features: intelligent chatbots, automated workflows, content generation, smart search, or domain-specific AI agents tailored to your business.

AI AgentsAutomationSmart SearchCustom Models
Start a projectNot sure which tier? We'll figure it out together.
Differentiation

How we compareto everyone else.

Factor
Typical agency
Template builder
Kintsugi
Approach
Templated playbook
Pre-built theme
Restored to fit
Timeline
8–12 weeks
A weekend
2–5 weeks
Design
Junior designer
Generic blocks
Considered, by hand
Copy
Stock language
You write it
Written with you
Ownership
Locked to their tools
Subscription forever
Yours, fully
Aftercare
Retainer required
DIY
Documented handover
Process

A journey, not a transaction.

01

We talk.

Understand your business, your customers, what is working and what is not. No templates, no assumptions. Only listening.

02

We design.

Show you the new direction before a single line of code is written. You approve every major decision. Nothing moves forward without your confidence.

03

We build.

Modern, fast, optimized. Built to last. Every component crafted with the care of something that will represent your business for years.

04

We hand it over.

Your site, yours forever. We provide complete documentation so you can manage it independently. No lock-in, no dependencies on us.

Selected work

Restored.
Not replaced.

We are currently accepting select projects. Case studies and before/after documentation are coming soon. Reach out to see examples relevant to your industry.

01Restoration

Case study in progress

02Refresh

Case study in progress

03Restoration + AI

Case study in progress

Questions

What peopleask us.

If your question is not here, write to us directly. We respond within 24 hours.

A Refresh takes one to two weeks. A full Restoration takes two to three. A Restoration with custom AI features takes three to five. We give you a precise schedule before we begin, and we don't move forward without your agreement on it.

Start a project

Tell us about your website.

We take on a limited number of projects each quarter to maintain the quality of our work. If we are a fit, we will respond within 48 hours.

Or write directly

hello@madebykintsugi.com
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