Web design + development

THEAKYN — web design and e-commerce development studio

A studio that builds brands — and the businesses behind them.

Shopify, Etsy, and Amazon storefronts, brand systems, and the engineering behind them — built for founders who want to look as capable as they are.

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01 — Who we are

One company, quietly building many.

AKYN is a studio with its own ventures — not a personal name, not a single store. We start and operate independent projects, each with its own identity, customers, and reason to exist — and we bring the same standard to work for outside clients. Some projects sell physical products today; others will be software and AI tomorrow.

  • 05Brands built
  • 01US design patent
  • 03Sales channels
  • FLUS registered entity

02 — The model

We operate what we build.

The best technology companies are really families of projects under one roof. AKYN takes that shape deliberately: we start and operate live commerce projects, and everything we learn running them feeds the next thing we build — and every client build.

Each project keeps its own brand and stands on its own. AKYN provides the design, the systems, and the engineering — and stays in the background, on purpose.

03 — How we operate

  • i

    Own, don't rent

    We build things we operate ourselves — products, brands, and storefronts — instead of renting attention we can lose overnight.

  • ii

    Brand before scale

    Every company gets a real identity from day one. A template can sell once; a brand compounds.

  • iii

    Every build teaches the next

    We run our own storefronts, so we hit the same problems our clients do. What we learn there goes straight into the next build.

  • iv

    Built to hold

    We build to own for the long run, not to flip. Patience is a strategy, not a mood.

Inside the studio

04 — Services

What the studio builds.

05 — How we work

From idea to launch, in four steps.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    We learn your product, your customers, and what a win actually looks like.

  2. 02

    Design

    We design the brand and the pages, and lock the direction before a line of code.

  3. 03

    Build

    We build the front and back end, wire integrations, and test on real devices.

  4. 04

    Launch

    We ship it, connect your domain, and hand over something you fully own.

06 — Work

Selected work.

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Have a project in mind?

Tell us what you're building. We'll come back with an honest, scoped estimate.

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07 — The studio

We build for outside partners, too.

The same team that builds AKYN's own brands takes on select client work — brand systems, websites, and the engineering behind them — for companies that want to look as capable as they truly are. We keep the roster small so every project gets the studio's full attention.

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We keep the roster deliberately small, so the people who scope your project are the people who build it. No account layer, no handoffs.

  • Harun Emre

    Design Lead

    Brand systems and interface design

  • Fatih Sevinç

    Lead Developer

    Front-end engineering and performance

  • Ryan Mitchell

    E-commerce Specialist

    Shopify, Etsy and Amazon storefronts

  • Mateo Álvarez

    Front-end Developer

    Interfaces, motion and accessibility

  • Claire Donovan

    Client Partner

    Scoping, timelines and delivery

  • Daniel Brooks

    Search & Content Strategist

    Search visibility and content structure

The long view

08 — The long view

Commerce is the engine. The destination is a family of technology companies.

Today AKYN's work centers on e-commerce and the web. Next come software, AI tools, and digital products — started and operated for the long run. One name, many projects, compounding over decades.

09 — FAQ

Good questions.

How long does a project take?

Most projects take 3–6 weeks depending on scope. You get a clear timeline with your estimate.

What's included?

Design, build, and launch. We agree the exact scope up front, so there are no surprises later.

Do I own the finished site?

Yes. On final delivery, the site and its code are yours to keep and host wherever you like.

Which platforms do you work with?

Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, WordPress, and fully custom builds.

How do payments work?

A deposit to begin and the balance on delivery. The specifics are laid out in your estimate.

Do you offer revisions?

Yes — a round of revisions is included. Anything beyond that is scoped and agreed in writing first.

Build with AKYN.

Start a project with the studio, or reach us about partnership and what we're building.

We typically reply within two business days.