Brand and product studio, serving clients across Italy.
Senso is a brand and product studio working with Italian businesses on strategy, identity, and digital product, remotely, with travel when the work calls for it.
Italy has no shortage of design culture. It does have a shortage of studios that combine brand strategy with product engineering. That is where we come in.
Italy's market rewards substance over style
Italian buyers, whether in Milan's financial sector, the luxury goods industry, or the tech ecosystem emerging in cities like Turin and Bologna, are sophisticated. A brand that looks the part but cannot articulate its position clearly will not last. We build brands that hold up under scrutiny, not just on a moodboard.
Remote does not mean distant
We work with clients across the UK and the Gulf remotely every day. For Italian projects we operate the same way, structured process, clear communication, and in-person visits for the moments that genuinely benefit from them, whether that is a brand workshop in Milan or a product review in Rome.
Selected Work
Our Work
What we do
Before anything is designed, it's decided. Positioning, research and brand architecture that give every decision after it a direction.
When the experience is the product. UX and UI for websites, platforms and apps, researched, prototyped and tested for the people who'll use them.
From first wireframe to shipped product. Websites, apps and design systems built to be maintained, measured and grown.
The operational layer behind the brand. CRM, automation and integrations that keep growing teams fast and organised.
Brand
- Brand Identity
- Brand Strategy
- Brand Guidelines
- Market Research
- Commercial Modelling
Design
- UX/UI Design
- Web Design
- App Design
- Design Systems
- Prototyping
Product
- Website Development
- App Development
- E-commerce Development
- CMS Development
- Product Management
Systems
- Internal Tooling
- CRM Implementation
- Workflow Automation
- System Integration
- Data & Reporting
Our Model
- 40+ COMPANIES PARTNERED
- 2 REGIONS, MCR · DXB
- EST. 2022
Frequently asked questions
No. Senso is based in Manchester and Dubai. We work with Italian clients remotely through a structured process, and we travel to Italy for workshops, presentations, or on-site reviews when the project benefits from it.
We work with founders, scale-ups, and established businesses that need brand strategy, identity, or a digital product built properly. We have experience across sectors with strong presence in Italy, including luxury goods, fintech, professional services, and consumer brands.
We begin with a scoping call to understand the brief and establish whether we are a good fit. From there we put together a proposal covering scope, timeline, and fees. Most early-stage collaboration happens over video calls, with in-person sessions scheduled at key milestones if needed.