The Studio

About

Senior-led creative studio. Brand, digital, and motion — from strategy through delivery.

15+

Years Experience

Developed across brand, product, and emerging tech

100+

Projects Delivered

From startup launches to complete product transformation

50+

Worldwide clients

Embedded within teams and as a trusted external partner

Independent by design

The Studio

Katoa Media is the independent creative practice of designer and product lead Luke Padfield, working across brand, digital products, motion and visual communication.

The studio partners directly with founders, product teams, agencies and established organisations to solve creative and digital problems from early thinking through to final delivery.

That breadth is deliberate. Experience across product design, brand, motion, 3D and visual communication makes it possible to look beyond individual deliverables and create work that feels coherent across the wider experience.

Katoa stays deliberately lean. Luke leads the creative and design work directly, bringing in trusted specialist collaborators where a project needs additional expertise. That keeps communication direct, removes unnecessary layers and ensures senior involvement throughout

Luke Padfield

Founder · Product & Multidisciplinary Designer

I've spent more than 15 years designing brands, digital products and creative experiences across technology, music, entertainment, hospitality and other sectors.

My career has taken me from agency and in-house design roles through creative leadership and into co-founding and leading product for a technology company. Along the way I've remained hands-on across product design, UI/UX, brand systems, motion and emerging technology.

That mix has shaped how I approach design today. I'm comfortable moving from early product thinking and UX architecture through interface design, design systems, prototyping and delivery, while also understanding the wider brand and visual context a product sits within.

I've worked with startups, product teams and global organisations, with selected clients and collaborators including Sony Music, Warner Music, Fender, Marshall, Live Nation and Abbey Road Institute.

I founded Katoa Media as an independent practice to work more directly with the people behind the businesses and products I'm designing for — combining senior-level thinking with hands-on execution rather than passing projects through layers of account management.

Why
Katoa

Multi-sector

Experience across technology, entertainment, music, hospitality and consumer brands brings a wider perspective to every brief.

Senior-led

You work directly with an experienced designer throughout the project, without unnecessary management layers or junior hand-offs.

End-to-end

Brand, product, digital and motion brought together when the project needs them, with one creative vision from early thinking through to final delivery.

Transparent

Clear communication, practical collaboration and no unnecessary process. You always know what is happening, why decisions are being made and what comes next.