→ 01. Meet

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→ 01. Meet

OLI UYGUN

OLI UYGUN

OLI UYGUN

Oli is a brand strategist, creative director, artist and the founder of Atelier WOO.

Oli has worked with over 50 founders, creating a visual universe around what they actually loved building. His distinct methodology comes down to two simple keywords: hand made and highly personal.


He works with one founder at a time, spending time with them to understand their worldview, how they think and operate as a founder and as a person. Sitting with the founder means spending time not only with them, but also their loved ones, their competition & their audience.

Oli is a brand strategist, creative director, artist and the founder of Atelier WOO.

Oli has worked with over 50 founders, creating a visual universe around what they actually loved building. His distinct methodology comes down to two simple keywords: hand made and highly personal.


He works with one founder at a time, spending time with them to understand their worldview, how they think and operate as a founder and as a person. Sitting with the founder means spending time not only with them, but also their loved ones, their competition & their audience.

Oli is a brand strategist, creative director, artist and the founder of Atelier WOO.

Oli has worked with over 50 founders, creating a visual universe around what they actually loved building. His distinct methodology comes down to two simple keywords: hand made and highly personal.


He works with one founder at a time, spending time with them to understand their worldview, how they think and operate as a founder and as a person. Sitting with the founder means spending time not only with them, but also their loved ones, their competition & their audience.

Ol Uygun, creative director, artist and the founder of Atelier WOO
Ol Uygun, creative director, artist and the founder of Atelier WOO

Personalized
& People-made

Personalized
& People-made

Once he spent a decent amount of time obsessing over the same obstacles as the founder does, the creative work begins. Everything from the visual language, the copy, the content to the web experience comes directly out of Oli's understanding from his time with the founder.


Handmade, in that sense, means something precise: made by real craftspeople, for this particular thing, and for nobody else. This is where Atelier WOO's philosophy of radical value is rooted in: Oli's personal conviction that in a world increasingly shaped by automation and sameness, only a brand built in this fashion can achieve long-term, sustainable growth.

Once he spent a decent amount of time obsessing over the same obstacles as the founder does, the creative work begins. Everything from the visual language, the copy, the content to the web experience comes directly out of Oli's understanding from his time with the founder.


Handmade, in that sense, means something precise: made by real craftspeople, for this particular thing, and for nobody else. This is where Atelier WOO's philosophy of radical value is rooted in: Oli's personal conviction that in a world increasingly shaped by automation and sameness, only a brand built in this fashion can achieve long-term, sustainable growth.

Ol Uygun, creative director, artist and the founder of Atelier WOO
Ol Uygun, creative director, artist and the founder of Atelier WOO

A Creative Collaborative

A Creative
Collaborative

Atelier WOO runs on a cohort system. The studio takes on a limited number of founders every year to preserve the intimate approach it values. As such, WOO alumni also come together through the number of salons the studio organizes.

Atelier WOO runs on a cohort system. The studio takes on a limited number of founders every year to preserve the intimate approach it values. As such, WOO alumni also come together through the number of salons the studio organizes.

→ 02 About

OlI'S
approach

→ 02 About

OlI'S
approach

→ 02 About

OlI'S
approach

World-building &
Cultural authority

World-building &
Cultural authority

Taste in and of itself doesn't guarantee connection anymore. Neither does voice. In the age of automation, discerning brands must curate taste as it relates to culture.

Oli resides in New York City, where he runs Atelier WOO while maintaining a local studio in Amsterdam. His clients span industries including tech, hospitality, food, beauty, education, and culture. Alongside his work at WOO, he maintains a studio practice as a multidisciplinary artist.


Holding a B.S. in MIS, a B.A. in New Media from the University of Amsterdam, and an M.B.A, Oli is fluent in Italian, Turkish and English. He lives in New York with his partner and their dog, Mochi.

→ 03 About

OLI'S
story

→ 03 About

OLI'S
story

→ 03 About

OLI'S
story

New York + Amsterdam
Art + Creative

New York + Amsterdam
Art + Creative

Oli resides in New York City, where he runs Atelier WOO while maintaining a local studio in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Alongside his work at WOO, he maintains a studio practice as a multidisciplinary artist.


Holding a B.S. in MIS, a B.A. in New Media from the University of Amsterdam, and an M.B.A, Oli is fluent in Italian, Turkish and English. He lives in New York with his partner and their dog, Mochi.

Oli resides in New York City, where he runs Atelier WOO while maintaining a local studio in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Alongside his work at WOO, he maintains a studio practice as a multidisciplinary artist.


Holding a B.S. in MIS, a B.A. in New Media from the University of Amsterdam, and an M.B.A, Oli is fluent in Italian, Turkish and English. He lives in New York with his partner and their dog, Mochi.

Oli Uygun, founder of Atelier WOO, creative director and artist based in NYC

Oli Uygun & Petra the Peacock, New York

Oli Uygun, founder of Atelier WOO, creative director and artist based in NYC

Oli Uygun & Petra the Peacock, New York

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Atelier WOO is an artist-led strategy and branding studio based in New York + Amsterdam. We build brands that make people feel something they can't really describe. We co-create with founders who produce real value. And just like them, we build everything by hand.

Atelier WOO is an artist-led strategy and branding studio based in New York + Amsterdam. We build brands that make people feel something they can't really describe. We co-create with founders who produce real value. And just like them, we build everything by hand.