A studio built on obsession
Founded in 2017 in Kyiv, Oblique was born from a simple frustration: too many digital products ship mediocre.
We blend ruthless engineering precision with obsessive design craft — no compromises. Deep collaboration over hand-offs. We embed, we challenge, we ship.
The Beginning
Three former colleagues — a designer, an engineer, and a strategist — left their corporate jobs to build something different. We started with a single client and a belief that craft matters.
Finding Our Voice
The pandemic forced everyone remote. We thrived. Our async-first culture attracted talent globally, and we shipped our first award-winning project for Meridian.
Scaling With Intent
Growing from 8 to 20 people, we invested heavily in our design system practice. Carbon neutrality became a priority, not an afterthought.
Recognition
Forbes 30 Under 30. Multiple Awwwards. But what mattered more: 100% client retention. Every project from year one was still working with us.
Enterprise Growth
Closed our Series A to scale platform engineering. Became an official Figma implementation partner. Expanded into AI-powered product development.
The Present
12 craftspeople across Ukraine, Europe, North America. Agency of the Year. And we're just getting started.
The founding team
Ihor Sheptytskyi
CEO & Co-founder
Founder and CEO of Oblique, with a background in product strategy and building design-driven digital products across Ukraine and Europe.
Company Vision & Product Strategy
Kai Nakamura
Technical Lead
Full-stack engineer with a background in e-commerce and SaaS products across Ukraine and Europe.
Frontend Architecture & Integrations
Viktoria Kosiuk
Head of HR
HR leader with experience building and scaling teams across tech companies in Ukraine and Europe.
People & Talent Development
12 craftspeople strong
65% senior or lead level. Hybrid (Київ HQ + Remote). Zero ego, maximum craft.
Senna Vos
Creative Director
Kai Nakamura
Technical Principal
Mira Okonkwo
Strategy Partner
Theo Bergström
Systems Architect
Luna Chen
Creative Technologist
Amir Hassan
Lead Engineer
Ines Moreau
Design Lead
Viktor Sørensen
Motion Designer
Credentials & achievements
Awwwards Site of the Day
Our work on Meridian's platform was recognised with an Awwwards SOTD.
First Enterprise Client
Signed our first long-term retainer with a 500+ person logistics company.
Team of 10
Grew from a 3-person founding team to 10 full-time designers and engineers.
Studio Founded
Started in Kyiv, Ukraine with a focus on product design for early-stage startups.
The numbers
The team you call when good enough isn't good enough.
Team Members
Senior Level
Founded
Continents