Studio Nocturne / Indexv.4.7 — 2026
Léo Aoki
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Studio Nocturne — L.A.
N° 26 / FOLIO — Independent PracticeTokyo · Paris · RemoteAvailable — Q3 / Q4 2026

Multi—
disciplinary
designer & technologist.

— Statement

Léo Aoki crafts cinematic digital systems, brand interfaces and interactive experiences for cultural institutions, luxury houses and ambitious technology brands. Quiet rigor. Loud ambition.

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— Selected for
Awwwards · SOTY 2025FWA · Site of the DayType Directors Club
02 — ProfileThe maker behind the system
I treat each interface
as a piece of
quiet cinema —
made of grids,
typography & light.

Trained at ÉCAL Lausanne and Tokyo University of the Arts, I lead an independent practice between editorial design, brand systems, motion direction and creative engineering.

Past chapters: principal designer at Bureau Sud, motion lead at A/V/A Studio, fellow at New Museum’s incubator. Now: a studio of one + invited collaborators, deliberately small.

Currently
  • Independent Studio
  • Selected partners only
  • Q3 / Q4 2026 capacity
Disciplines
  • Brand Systems
  • Editorial / Type
  • Creative Code
  • Motion Direction
  • Spatial / Installation
Toolbelt
  • React · Next · TS
  • GLSL · Three · WebGPU
  • Figma · Cavalry · Blender
  • Houdini · TouchDesigner
Recognized by
  • Awwwards · FWA · CSSDA
  • TDC · D&AD · ADC
  • Wallpaper* · It’s Nice That
03 — Selected Works2022 — 2025 / Six of twenty-four

Selected

works,
on file. ↳ MMXXVI
ProjectClientDisciplineYear
01
AuraAI Creative System
IndependentAI / Tooling2025
02
Maison LuneLuxury Brand Digital Flagship
Maison Lune ParisBrand / Web2024
03
KineticaExperimental Type Engine
TDC × Self-initiatedType / Code2024
04
Hall of MirrorsMuseum Interactive Installation
Mori MuseumSpatial / AV2023
05
SigilGenerative Identity System
Helia RecordsIdentity2023
06
HalcyonCinematic Brand Site
Halcyon AviationBrand / Web2022
Eighteen further projects under N.D.A. — available on request.Request the full archive ↗
Featured Case · 01 / AuraAI Creative System · 2025100%
★ Featured

Aura

a creative operating system.

A workspace where designers brief agents, sketch interfaces, and supervise generative drafts in a single, calm canvas. Ten months of research into how creative teams collaborate with intelligent systems — without losing authorship.

Role
Design Director
Team
4 humans + 1 system
Outcome
1.4M canvases / yr
BriefResearchSystemShip
04 — LabOpen experiments · running live

The lab —

where systems get rehearsed
quietly, on stage.
/01WebGL · Canvas2D · 60fps
Wavefield
/02Particle field · Magnetic forces
Trace
/03Variable type · live render
Kinetica
/04Audio-reactive composition
Spectrum
05 — RecognitionAwards · Press · Exhibitions

A small,

kind shelf.

I keep a quiet record of public recognition. The clients, the makers and the writers who took notice. Selected from 40+ entries.

12
Awards
08
Features
03
Exhibitions
  • 2025AuraAwwwards · Site of the Year — NomineeAwwwards
  • 2025Maison LuneFWA · Site of the DayFWA
  • 2024Maison LuneCSSDA · Special KudosCSSDA
  • 2024KineticaType Directors Club · Certificate of ExcellenceTDC
  • 2024Hall of MirrorsWallpaper* Design Awards · MentionWallpaper*
  • 2023SigilIt’s Nice That · Studio of the MonthINT
  • 2023HalcyonD&AD · Wood PencilD&AD
  • 2022ADC · Young Guns 19ADC
— Selected partners
Maison Lune Mori Museum Helia Records Halcyon Bureau Sud A/V/A Studio Oki Foundation Kashin&Co Studio Naam Tate × Lab Maison Lune Mori Museum Helia Records Halcyon Bureau Sud A/V/A Studio Oki Foundation Kashin&Co Studio Naam Tate × Lab
06 — ContactSelected commissions only
Let’s make
something extraordinary,
together.
— Studio

4-3-12 Sendagaya
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051
Japan

Tuesdays & Thursdays in person, by appointment.

Currently taking briefs for Q3 / Q4 2026Brand · Editorial · Code · MotionStudio Nocturne — Léo AokiCurrently taking briefs for Q3 / Q4 2026Brand · Editorial · Code · MotionStudio Nocturne — Léo Aoki