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KRAFTIES Independent product studio

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We build small sites and apps that answer one question well: is it worth it, is it legit, what’s on near you, which coffee, where a word comes from, what to make with your hands.

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Principles

01Nobody pays for a verdict

No paid placements and no affiliate links on our ranking sites. A score only moves with evidence.

02Every claim shows its source

Prices, fees and facts link to where they came from, with the date we checked.

03Small, and kept current

Fewer products, maintained properly, rather than many left to go stale.

Design principles

01We begin with gratitude

Every skill, idea and hour we work with was given to us before we made anything with it. The work is our way of saying thank you.

02Do it well, even when no one is checking

We make the parts nobody sees as carefully as the parts everyone does, because good work is good before anyone notices it.

03Trust is held, not owned

A person’s time, attention and trust are placed in our care for a while. We return them as we found them, or better.

04Give the full measure

The price we show is the price you pay, and the answer we give is the whole answer. Nothing is weighed short.

05Make it easy, never hard

If something can be simpler, kinder or quicker for the person using it, that is the version we build.

06Beauty is a form of respect

We make things beautiful because the people using them deserve it. Decoration isn’t the point.

07Do our part, then let go

We build with care and intention, and we stay humble about what comes of it. The outcome was never ours to own.

(ABOUT)

Krafties is founded and run by Nurullah Gökdoğan, who also runs KraftStories’ workshop studios in New York, California and Honolulu, after working at the app studio PlusMinusOne. See his design work at nur.design.