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Paulownia is a New Zealand branding and web design studio founded in 2020. It offers branding, graphic design, and web design services to new founders and existing business owners from its Waihi Beach headquarters.
Paulownia is a branding and web design studio founded in 2020 and headquartered at 15a Wilson Road, Waihi Beach, 3611, New Zealand. The studio describes itself as more of the listening type than the talking type, aiming to understand each client's business without too much fuss. Its name comes from the lightweight, strong Paulownia wood used in Japan for furniture and surfboards, which the team describes as straight, reliable, and beautiful.
Paulownia employs fewer than 49 people and does not publish a minimum project budget or average hourly rate; prospective clients are asked to inquire. The studio's website is www.paulownia.org.nz, and it maintains a company page on LinkedIn.
The studio's listed services are branding, graphic design, and web design. It says it offers practical advice and implementation for considerate new founders and existing business owners alike, and can suggest cost-effective strategies across the branding and web design process. The team works to elevate visual identity and prepare businesses for the next chapter of their journey.
Paulownia serves clients across construction, corporate services, design, government, and sports. Named clients include Viridis, Pact Steel, and Design House. Client reviews reference a full rebrand for building business Tspec Design & Build and branding, website, stationery, and social media design for law firm Law Collective.
Paulownia holds a 5.0 Google rating from 10 reviews. Reviewers praise the studio's creativity, professionalism, and attention to detail, with repeated mentions of quick response times, a welcoming and collaborative approach, and results that give businesses a true identity. One review notes the studio is sustainability minded in all its work.
Client results include a rebrand and website for Tspec Design & Build, branding and web design for Law Collective, and multiple website projects for a repeat client. A reviewer said Paulownia helped get the business off the ground and that the studio's work is used in every marketing piece the business puts out.
Services
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
Industries Served
Team Size
Pros
- Clients praise the studio's collaborative approach, professionalism, and quick response times.
- Reviewers highlight sophisticated, tailored logos, websites, and collateral that give businesses a true identity.
- A client review notes the studio is sustainability minded in all its work.
- Repeat clients describe the team as easy to work with and welcoming.
Client Review Analysis
Paulownia holds a 5.0 Google rating from 10 reviews, with clients praising creativity, attention to detail, quick communication, and polished brand and website results.