Altev Studio designs the brand and produces the content that keeps it alive. Real estate, restaurants, med spas, salons, gyms, and wellness businesses. One team, at the pace your business actually moves.
Specifically: the rooms people pay to be inside. Treatment chairs, dining tables, training floors, recovery suites, salon mirrors. If the experience happens in a physical space, we know how to give it a brand world that earns the trip back.
Real EstateAgents, brokers, developers, property managers, cleaning services, home inspectors, appraisers, mortgage brokers, insurance, general contractors & more.
Med Spas & Aesthetic ClinicsFor rooms where every detail is the treatment.
Hair Salons & BarbershopsFor the chair people drive across town for.
Boutique Restaurants & CafésFor the menu and the room that earned it.
Pilates, Yoga & Movement StudiosFor a class roster that becomes a community.
Wellness, Sauna & RecoveryFor the hour clients give back to themselves.
Cosmetic Dental & Skincare ClinicsFor clinical work that deserves a softer voice.
Boutique Gyms & Training StudiosFor a floor with a point of view.
Boutique Hotels & StaysFor a house, not a hotel.
The chair.
The morning.
The room.
- Field Notes
The rooms we walk into.
Treatment rooms, dining floors, salon chairs, studio mirrors. Real places, photographed honestly. We build the brand the room already wants to be.
01 · Nailscolour as a signature02 · Coffeethe small daily room03 · Tana private ritual04 · Med Spaa small repair05 · Salonthe chair, the mirror06 · Restauranta room that holds a city
Photographed on location with our clients in 2025–2026. Direction, casting, and crew by Altev.
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- A note from the studio
A small list of clients per quarter. Every engagement starts with a conversation. Most do not become projects. The ones that do are unforgettable.
Most agencies sell volume. We sell a point of view - then build the system to ship it, every week, without dilution.
Service businesses get the rough end of branding. The big studios won't take them. The cheap ones flatten them into a logo and a Canva template. We started Altev for the room in the middle - owners who already know what their place feels like, who have a customer who can tell, and who are tired of the marketing not catching up.
We design the brand world - voice, visual language, the rules. Then we run an AI-powered production engine so the social, the stills, the menus, the launches all stay on key. Editorial taste, at the cadence a service business actually needs.
- Selected Work
Built from scratch. Every detail.
A selection from our client roster. Full case studies available on request - after application.
The visual world - type, color, motion, photography, set, room mood. The look, then the rules tight enough no one has to ask "does this feel on brand?" again.
The engine room. Custom prompt systems, fine-tuned models, and a human creative team - shipping volume that never feels mass-produced. Editorial taste, at the cadence a service business runs at.
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Content Systems
Calendars, briefs, approval flows, and playbooks your front-of-house and your manager will actually use. We leave with the engine running - not a folder and a thank-you note.
· Email & loyalty - Members spend 18-30% more per visit (99Firms)
· Delivery platforms - DoorDash GOV grew 19.9% in 2024
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- The Process
Four chapters. Roughly ninety days.
We move quickly because the work is decided early. Strategy doesn't sit on a shelf - it gets shipped, in week three.
Chapter - firstWeek 0 - 1
The Conversation
You apply. We meet. We read your room, your menu, your competitors, your ambitions - and we tell you the truth about whether we're the right studio. Most aren't. The ones that are, we move fast.
Chapter - secondWeek 2 - 4
The Strategy
One document. Positioning, voice, audience, visual world. Written tightly enough that your front-of-house can carry it in their head - and ours can build the rest from it.
Chapter - thirdWeek 4 - 9
The Build
Identity, photography, film, content engine. We design the world and produce the first sixty days of work inside it - so the launch isn't a moment, it's a rhythm the room can keep.
Chapter - fourthWeek 9 - 12
The Handoff
Playbooks, briefs, AI systems, your team - trained on the engine. We stay on retainer if it makes sense. We don't if it doesn't.
- Voices
From the founders we've built with.
A short selection. Full references available on request.
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"Our regulars started telling their friends what our brand felt like, not just what we did. That's the whole game."
Camille Reyes
Founder · Saint Vela Med Spa
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"I stopped paying three different freelancers. The work got better, not just faster - and the room finally looks like the food tastes."
Renée Okafor
Owner · Coda Kitchen
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"First agency I've worked with that actually understood what 'restrained' meant. Most just say the word. Altev draws it."
Julien Sato
Founder · Maison Pilates
Currently open · May 2026 intake
We take three new rooms per month.
Applications are read by the founding team. We respond within five business days, whether the answer is yes or not yet. The form is short. It's also the first piece of writing we'll read about your room - so don't rush it.
Intro Foris arrived with a product line worth showing and a digital presence that undersold every piece in it. Outdated imagery, inconsistent copy, no social footprint, no wholesale channel. We rebuilt the entire brand from the ground up - online and off.
Industry
Luxury Home Furnishings
Services
Website · Visual Content · Social Media · Email Campaigns · Retail Expansion
Platforms Added
Wayfair · Perigold · Joss & Main · AllModern · Chairish · Faire
Brand Identity - Built before a single page went live.
Before the website. Before the social. Before the first product listing. We built the brand. Every visual and verbal identity element was created and locked before anything went public - so that every platform, every post, and every package spoke with one voice from day one.
Intro Foris launched with a complete identity system. Nothing was improvised after launch.
Brand Strategy
Market positioning, target audience definition, competitive landscape analysis, and a clear articulation of what Intro Foris stands for and who it is not for.
Logo Design
Primary logo, wordmark, and icon system - designed for use across digital, print, packaging, and wholesale platforms. Every variation, every file format, delivered.
Brand Voice & Manifesto
The brand voice guide defines how Intro Foris writes, speaks, and presents itself. The brand manifesto articulates the belief system behind the collection - used internally and externally.
Creative Direction
The visual world of the brand - color palette, typography system, photography direction, and the rules that keep everything consistent across every touchpoint.
Packaging Design
Unboxing is part of the product. Packaging design, materials selection, and print production for all shipping and retail packaging - aligned to the elevated brand feel.
Print & Production
Business cards, lookbooks, hang tags, care cards, and all printed brand collateral - designed, produced, and print-ready for the launch.
01
Website - Complete redesign.
The existing site did not reflect the brand. The architecture was unclear, the copy was thin, and the mobile experience had been an afterthought. We started from a blank canvas.
The new site was built around one principle: every page should feel as considered as the furniture itself. Calm, editorial, intentional. The shopping journey was rebuilt from homepage to checkout - with collection pages, product detail pages, brand story, and a Virtual Stylist feature designed to help buyers make confident decisions.
Architecture
Full site map redesigned around the buyer journey - from discovery to decision. Every page has a purpose.
Copy
Every word on the site rewritten to match the brand's elevated, calm tone. Product descriptions, collection intros, brand story, meta copy.
Product Pages
Each product page built to convert - detailed specifications, lifestyle imagery, material close-ups, and care information.
Mobile Experience
Fully responsive, touch-optimized build. The mobile experience is as considered as the desktop - not a compressed version of it.
Shopify Integration
The client required full Shopify integration - inventory management, product variants, collections, cart, and checkout - all built natively into the new site. Every product page connects directly to their Shopify backend so listings, stock levels, and pricing stay in sync automatically.
02
Visual Content - Every image, from nothing.
The product library had inconsistent, outdated imagery that did not belong on a luxury furniture site. We created a complete visual suite from scratch - every product image, every lifestyle shot, every editorial frame now on the site.
The visual system was built to work across contexts: large on the homepage, precise on product pages, editorial on social, and clean on wholesale platforms.
Product Lifestyle Images
Each piece shown in a fully realized interior - the right room, the right light, the right moment. Shot to feel aspirational but livable.
Detail & Texture Shots
Close-up material photography for every product. Fabric texture, wood grain, stitching detail - the quality you cannot see from across the room.
Editorial Imagery
Room-scale compositions built for homepage heroes, collection banners, and social content. Interior scenes that tell a story beyond the product.
Platform-Ready Assets
Every image sized and formatted for its platform - website, Pinterest, Instagram, Wayfair, Perigold. One shoot. Every channel covered.
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Social Media - Six platforms, one voice.
Intro Foris had no active social presence. We built it from zero - developing a content strategy for each platform, creating a weekly content engine, and scheduling every post at the optimal time for that platform's audience.
The brand voice stays consistent across every channel. The format adapts to where it lives.
Pinterest
Room inspiration boards, product pins, lifestyle mood boards, and seasonal collection curations. Built for discovery and long-term traffic.
TikTok & Instagram
Editorial lifestyle content, product showcases, before-and-after styling, interior tips. Short-form video and static posts calibrated for each algorithm.
Facebook & LinkedIn
Facebook for community and product announcements. LinkedIn for trade, B2B, and brand authority - a different audience that needed a different approach.
X (Twitter)
Brand voice and design conversation. Trend commentary, interior design dialogue, product announcements in a more direct register.
PinterestInstagramTikTokFacebookLinkedInX
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Email - The conversation that converts.
Email is where brand becomes relationship. We built a complete email system - from the moment someone subscribes to the campaigns that bring them back months later.
Welcome Series
A 5-part sequence that introduces the brand, the collection, the philosophy, and the people behind it. Designed to build trust before asking for a sale.
Product Launch Campaigns
New collection announcements, single-product features, and curated edits - each designed as a standalone editorial piece, not a promotional blast.
Seasonal Campaigns
Holiday, spring refresh, summer living, fall collection - campaigns tied to how people actually think about their homes throughout the year.
Re-engagement & VIP
Win-back sequences for dormant subscribers. Separate nurture flows for repeat buyers and trade customers who deserve a different conversation.
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Retail Expansion - The right platforms. Not all of them.
Wholesale platform selection is a brand decision, not just a distribution one. Being on the wrong platform at the wrong price point damages positioning. We selected six platforms that match where Intro Foris sits in the market - and built out each listing to perform on that platform specifically.
Wayfair
Optimized listings with SEO-focused copy, full product specifications, professional imagery, and competitive positioning. Built for reach with the mass-luxury buyer.
Perigold
Wayfair's premium platform for high-end home goods. Curated positioning, elevated copy, and editorial imagery calibrated for a more discerning buyer.
Joss & Main
Style-forward audience with strong conversion rates for design-conscious buyers. Full catalog onboarding with platform-specific copy and imagery.
AllModern
Contemporary design-focused platform for modern home goods buyers. Catalog onboarding with copy and imagery calibrated for a younger, design-aware audience.
Chairish
Premium vintage and designer furniture marketplace. Positioned Intro Foris among curated high-end sellers with tailored listings for their collectible and investment-grade pieces.
Faire
Wholesale marketplace connecting brands with independent retailers. Onboarded the full catalog to expand into boutique retail channels and independent home goods stores nationwide.
The Principle
Every listing - across all six platforms - was built to feel like it belongs there. Not copied and pasted. Platform-specific language, imagery ratios, and buyer intent addressed in the copy.
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AI Systems - Working while you sleep.
Alongside the brand and content work, we integrated a full suite of AI-powered communication systems. Every inbound message, inquiry, and appointment request is handled automatically - instantly, on-brand, and 24 hours a day.
For Intro Foris this means: a chatbot answering product questions and guiding buyers through the collection at 2am, SMS sequences following up on abandoned carts, email campaigns running on autopilot, and a voice agent handling inbound calls for trade and wholesale inquiries.
AI Sales Chatbot
An AI chatbot installed on the website handles inbound questions, qualifies inquiries, and moves conversations forward - at any hour, without a human in the loop. Every response is trained to the brand voice and service offering.
AI Text (SMS)
Automated SMS sequences for follow-ups, appointment reminders, confirmations, and re-engagement. Outbound texts that feel personal and timely - triggered by client actions, not manual effort.
AI Email
Automated email sequences running in the background - welcome flows, follow-up series, re-engagement campaigns. Written to the brand voice, triggered by behavior, and operating without intervention.
AI Phone System
A voice AI agent that answers calls, handles common questions, qualifies new inquiries, and routes or books appointments directly. Missed calls become handled calls. Every caller gets a response.
Your business deserves a presence that matches it.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. No pitch. No formula.
Absolute Beauty opened in 2010 in Northern California. Fourteen years later, the brand had not kept pace with the business. The team was exceptional. The experience was excellent. The digital presence told a different story. We changed that.
Industry
Full-Service Beauty Salon
Services
Brand Identity · Website · Visual Content · Scheduling Integration · Social Media
Specialties
Hair · Facials · Waxing · Nails
Scheduling Platform
Vagaro
Social Channels
Instagram · Facebook · Pinterest
01
Brand Identity - 14 years in. Starting fresh.
A business that has been running since 2010 carries something most new brands don't have - a real track record and a loyal client base. The challenge wasn't building a brand from nothing. It was translating 14 years of earned trust into a visual and verbal identity that finally matched the quality of the experience inside the salon.
We rebuilt the brand system from scratch while keeping the things that made Absolute Beauty what it is.
Brand Strategy
Repositioned Absolute Beauty as the premier full-service destination in their market - not just another salon. Defined the positioning, audience, and the tone that separates them from chain competitors.
Visual Identity
New logo, color palette, typography, and visual language. Warm, elevated, approachable - a brand that feels as good as the salon looks in person.
Brand Voice
Copy guidelines and tone of voice that run through every touchpoint - website, social, email, and in-salon communications. Consistent without feeling scripted.
Color Theme
A refined palette built around warmth and luxury - creams, golds, soft neutrals. Designed to work across digital and print, on screen and in the space itself.
02
Website - A site that books clients.
The previous site was informational at best. The new site was built to convert - every page designed around one question: does this make someone want to book? The service menu was restructured, rewritten, and priced clearly. The booking flow was built to be frictionless.
Custom Design and Build
Full site designed and built to match the new brand identity - services pages, team profiles, gallery, contact, and online booking - all on-brand from day one.
Service Menu
The full service menu was reorganized and rewritten. Hair, facials, waxing, and nails - each service clearly described with pricing, duration, and what to expect.
Vagaro Integration
Vagaro scheduling is embedded directly into the site - clients book without ever leaving the page. Real-time availability, staff selection, and appointment confirmation built into the experience.
Mobile Experience
Most salon bookings happen on a phone. The mobile experience was built first - fast, clean, and easy to book in under a minute.
03
Visual Content - The salon, as it actually is.
The space is beautiful. The work is excellent. Neither of those things were visible online before we started. We created a complete suite of visual content that shows the salon, the services, and the results - in a way that makes someone want to be there.
Salon Photography
Interior and lifestyle photography of the space, the team, and the experience - shot to feel aspirational and real at the same time.
Service Imagery
Visual content for each service category - hair, facials, waxing, nails - created to accompany the service menu and give potential clients a clear picture of what they're booking.
Brand Content
Editorial and product-style imagery for use across the website, social, and any future print or digital campaigns. Consistent visual language across every format.
Social-Ready Assets
Every image delivered in multiple formats and sizes - web, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest - so the content library works everywhere without resizing or reformatting.
04
Social Media - Three platforms, one voice.
Absolute Beauty had a social presence but no social strategy. We built a content system for Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest - each platform used for what it does best, all speaking in the same brand voice.
Instagram
The primary brand platform. Editorial content, service showcases, before-and-after results, team features, and promotional posts - built to grow the follower base and drive bookings.
Facebook
Community-facing content for their Northern California audience. Events, promotions, client testimonials, and local engagement - reaching the existing client base where they already are.
Pinterest
Inspiration boards, service showcases, and style guides. Built for discovery - bringing in new clients searching for nail, hair, and skin inspiration in their area.
Content System
A repeatable content framework that the team can maintain - templates, copy guidelines, and a posting schedule calibrated for optimal reach on each platform.
InstagramFacebookPinterest
05
AI Systems - Working while you sleep.
Alongside the brand and content work, we integrated a full suite of AI-powered communication systems. Every inbound message, inquiry, and appointment request is handled automatically - instantly, on-brand, and 24 hours a day.
For Absolute Beauty this means: a chatbot on the site answering service questions and routing to booking, automated SMS reminders reducing no-shows, email sequences bringing lapsed clients back, and a voice agent handling calls when the team is busy with clients in the chair.
AI Sales Chatbot
An AI chatbot installed on the website handles inbound questions, qualifies inquiries, and moves conversations forward - at any hour, without a human in the loop. Every response is trained to the brand voice and service offering.
AI Text (SMS)
Automated SMS sequences for follow-ups, appointment reminders, confirmations, and re-engagement. Outbound texts that feel personal and timely - triggered by client actions, not manual effort.
AI Email
Automated email sequences running in the background - welcome flows, follow-up series, re-engagement campaigns. Written to the brand voice, triggered by behavior, and operating without intervention.
AI Phone System
A voice AI agent that answers calls, handles common questions, qualifies new inquiries, and routes or books appointments directly. Missed calls become handled calls. Every caller gets a response.
Your business deserves a brand that actually shows up.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. No pitch. No formula.
Full Case Study · 2026
Mane AG. Built for everyone.
A private automotive house that serves the people who want great vehicles - not just the ones the industry was built for.
The automotive industry built itself around pressure, jargon, and assumptions. Mane AG was built to close that gap - a private house where advisory, sourcing, finance, and concierge all sit under one relationship. We built the brand, the voice, and the digital presence to match that vision.
Industry
Private Automotive
Services
Brand Identity · Brand Strategy · Website · Content · Social Media
Pillars
Advisory · Sourcing · Finance · Concierge
01
Brand Identity - One house. One door.
Mane AG operates where most automotive experiences fail - the intersection of real service and discernment. The brand needed to feel like a private house, not a dealership. Considered, calm, and completely without pretense.
We built the full identity system from the brand manifesto outward. Every element - the name treatment, the typography, the voice - was designed to signal that this is something the industry has never offered before.
Brand Strategy
Positioned Mane AG as the private alternative to dealerships and brokers. Clear differentiation from both: not transactional like a dealer, not performative like a broker. A relationship.
Brand Philosophy
Cars are for everyone who wants one - full stop. The manifesto articulates what that means in practice: no assumptions, no credentials required, no proving yourself. We turned this belief into language that runs through every touchpoint.
Visual Identity
Mark, wordmark, and full visual system. Restrained, minimal, precise. Designed to work in a private banking context and a vehicle delivery document with equal authority.
Brand Voice
First-person, direct, unhurried. We listen before we advise. We advise before we move. We move with precision. Every line of copy on every platform reflects this cadence.
02
Website - The first conversation.
The Mane AG website was built to feel like walking into a quiet private office - not a showroom. The architecture mirrors the four pillars. The copy is the voice guide made visible. Every page ends with one clear invitation: start a conversation.
Architecture
Built around the four pillars - Advisory, Sourcing, Finance, Concierge - with a clear path from discovery to first contact. No friction, no forms, no FAQ walls.
Copy
Every word on the site was written to the brand voice standard. Direct, calm, and specific. Nothing aspirational without substance. Nothing clever without clarity.
Experience Design
The site was designed to feel earned - not a flashy first impression but a considered one. Pacing, hierarchy, and restraint were the primary design tools.
Mobile
A private automotive client is often on a phone between meetings. The mobile experience was built to match - minimal, fast, and functional at every screen size.
03
Content - The world Mane AG lives in.
The visual world of Mane AG is not loud. It does not need to be. Editorial imagery, quiet settings, vehicles that speak for themselves. We built a content system that reflects the house - understated, precise, and impossible to mistake for anything else.
Editorial Direction
Visual guidelines covering photography style, composition, palette, and the type of scenes that belong in the Mane AG world. Not every car. The right car, in the right light, at the right moment.
Platform Content
Content built for each platform with a consistent through-line. Instagram for the visual story. LinkedIn for the business relationship. Every post legible as Mane AG without a logo.
Long-Form
Advisory notes and editorial pieces that establish Mane AG as a knowledge resource - not a sales funnel. The kind of content that attracts the right people before they know they need the service.
Brand Content System
A repeatable content framework the team can maintain independently. Templates, voice notes, and editorial direction for every content type. Consistent without being rigid.
04
AI Systems - Working while you sleep.
Alongside the brand and content work, we integrated a full suite of AI-powered communication systems. Every inbound message, inquiry, and appointment request is handled automatically - instantly, on-brand, and 24 hours a day.
For Mane AG this means: a chatbot fielding initial inquiries at any hour and qualifying leads before a human takes the conversation, SMS follow-ups keeping warm prospects engaged, email sequences nurturing longer sales cycles, and a voice agent ensuring no call goes unanswered - because in private automotive, the first response often determines the outcome.
AI Sales Chatbot
An AI chatbot installed on the website handles inbound questions, qualifies inquiries, and moves conversations forward - at any hour, without a human in the loop. Every response is trained to the brand voice and service offering.
AI Text (SMS)
Automated SMS sequences for follow-ups, appointment reminders, confirmations, and re-engagement. Outbound texts that feel personal and timely - triggered by client actions, not manual effort.
AI Email
Automated email sequences running in the background - welcome flows, follow-up series, re-engagement campaigns. Written to the brand voice, triggered by behavior, and operating without intervention.
AI Phone System
A voice AI agent that answers calls, handles common questions, qualifies new inquiries, and routes or books appointments directly. Missed calls become handled calls. Every caller gets a response.
A brand that opens doors for everyone.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. No pitch. No formula.
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