Design that breathes.
Four projects, each with its own drawing. They show how we work: from a musician to a manufacturer building ice rinks around the world.
Ice rinks and refrigeration technology, in use from Beijing to Los Angeles. Website and shop, in German and English.
Pianist, composer and producer. Music, projects and videos in one place.
A concert pianist with an international schedule, in a quiet, dark space.
Architecture and interiors. A website that gives the buildings room to breathe.
Energy and property
Jewellery from its own workshop
Music for businesses
Music agency, Bern
Restaurant and café in Friedrichshagen
Coaching for leaders
Over the years, many more websites and identities have followed, for music and culture, medical practices, restaurants and businesses.
More from the archive →Design, technology and ongoing care under one roof, with today’s tools. From the first conversation until long after launch, you speak to the same person: designer and developer in one.
Design that carries your content rather than drowning it out. Structure, typography and imagery that help visitors find what they are looking for, quickly.
Our standard for new websites: pages that load instantly, stay secure and need hardly any maintenance. Behind them is Astro, a modern web framework that pre-renders and optimises every page. You edit text and images yourself, in a CMS right in your browser. More in the post Why artlemon.de now runs on Astro.
When WordPress is right for your project, we usually build your website on a lean foundation (such as GeneratePress Pro and GenerateBlocks Pro) and design it individually. For us it is the best basis WordPress has to offer: cleanly coded, well organised and free of clutter. Your website loads quickly, and you manage your content yourself in the familiar WordPress editor. artlemon.de itself ran on this foundation until we moved to Astro. On request we also work with a page builder (for instance Elementor or Divi), although we usually advise the leaner approach. We also look after and extend existing WordPress websites, in Berlin and online. More in the frequently asked questions.
When your website needs to do more: client areas, bookings, portals or a shop. We build with Next.js and Node.js, with a CMS for your content if you wish, and run everything securely in the cloud.
AI where it takes work off your hands: an assistant that answers customer questions based on your own content, a search that understands what people mean, or workflows that run by themselves. And we will tell you honestly when AI isn’t worth it for you.
An identity that reads just as clearly on screen, on a letterhead and on the sign by the door.
Being found, on Google and in AI answers such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity or Microsoft Copilot. And losing nothing you have built up over the years when you relaunch, including a move away from WordPress. How that works is shown in the post Relaunch without losing rankings.
After launch, we’re still here.
Hosting, security, small changes and one fixed point of contact, for Astro websites just as for WordPress.
That depends on the scope. After a free, no-obligation first conversation you receive a fixed quote, so you know from the start what to expect. Astro websites often cost less to run, because maintenance and security take far less effort.
Yes. When WordPress suits your project, for example because your team already knows it, we usually build your website on a lean, cleanly coded foundation (such as GeneratePress Pro and GenerateBlocks Pro). On request we also work with a page builder (for instance Elementor or Divi), although we usually advise the leaner approach. We also look after and extend existing WordPress websites, however they were built. For most new websites we recommend Astro, and we are happy to explain why.
For most websites we now recommend Astro: modern, fast, secure and with a CMS in which you manage your own content. We use Next.js when your site needs to do more, for client areas, bookings or web apps. We use WordPress when it is genuinely the right fit, and then we build it properly: on a lean foundation, with our own plugins where needed and a few proven extensions. For a detailed guide, see the post Astro, WordPress or Next.js: which fits when?
Yes, with WordPress just as with Astro or Next.js. Our Astro and Next.js websites come with a modern CMS: you change text, images and dates directly in your browser, without a line of code. You get a short introduction. If you would rather not do it yourself, we take care of it.
Often, yes, especially if your site is slow, constantly needs updates or plugins cause problems. We move your content and images and redirect old addresses properly, so your Google rankings are kept. How this works in detail is described in the post Relaunch without losing rankings. And if your WordPress site is running well, we will tell you that too.
An AI assistant answers your customers’ questions even at night, based on your own content. An AI search finds what people mean, not just what they typed. And recurring tasks, such as sorting enquiries, run automatically. We give honest advice on what is worth it for you.
No. For us, AI is a tool, for research or routine work. Design, copy and code are created in conversation with you, and a person decides on and checks every result. Websites from a generator are everywhere today. We design yours.
More and more people ask an AI instead of Google. For your website to be mentioned there, it needs clear content, structured data and clean technology. We build that in from the start. Nobody can guarantee it, but we create the best possible conditions.
That is what we pay most attention to. Old addresses are redirected properly, content stays findable, and after launch we check that Google finds everything correctly. Our approach, step by step, is described in the post Relaunch without losing rankings.
The studio is in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, and meetings there are by appointment. Clients in Switzerland, Ireland, Brazil and Australia work with us online, without any fuss.
Yes. We work in English and German, from the first call to the finished website, and many of our websites are bilingual.
An owner-led design and development studio in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. You always speak to the person who designs and builds your project.
The work ranges from music and culture to medical practices and consultancies, and on to companies in energy, property and industry. Some clients are a few streets away, others in Bern, Dublin or Rio de Janeiro.
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