Atelier.Luce

Atelier.Luce is the studio of Mio, a bridal and editorial hair and makeup artist based in Kyoto. She trained in Japan, where she holds a national cosmetology licence, worked in salons in Melbourne, and now works across weddings, fashion, film and advertising, including groom and guest styling for a Kyoto wedding film featured in British VOGUE. Her clients come from Japan and overseas, so the site had to work equally well in English and Japanese, show her work at its best, and feel as soft and personal as her style. We designed and built the site end to end in Framer.

The structure

The homepage opens on "Soft, timeless, luminous." beside an oval wedding portrait, followed by her British VOGUE credit and the names she has worked with. A services section moves through wedding days, kimono pre-weddings, family and guests, and film and editorial, then leads into a portfolio where every look opens larger with its credits. Dedicated pages cover bridal, editorial and fashion, services, her path from beauty school in Japan to Melbourne and back, and a journal of bridal stories and makeup recipes.

Visual direction and motion

The palette is blush, cream and cocoa, with sage line work and a deep green footer, chosen to match her soft, romantic style. Cormorant Garamond runs throughout, with Shippori Mincho B1 for the Japanese. Botanical line drawings grow as you scroll, photographs sit in oval and print frames, and a ribbon threads through the portfolio and down into the footer. The details are interactive too, with prints on the About page turn over to reveal notes, on-set photos can be dragged away one by one, and on the booking form a botanical painting fills with colour as each question is answered.

Client response

“He created a website that feels polished, personal, and true to me, while thoughtfully incorporating my Japanese background into the design. The result is incredibly well put together, and I’m so happy with how he brought my vision to life.” – Mio, Atelier.Luce