— About
One person, three sectors.
Ethelium is a studio in New Zealand run by Ethan Brown. It started with apps, because the ones that existed were over-subscribed and over-designed. It now covers the websites and the systems businesses run on as well — the same person doing the design, the code and the deployment.
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— What that means in practice
No layers between you and the work.
One person is a constraint and a feature. It means the studio takes on fewer projects than an agency would, and it means the person you email is the person writing the code.
Six of our own
Five on the App Store and one in the browser, all built and maintained here. They are the reason the studio exists and the proof that things get finished.
Sites that are actually yours
Custom-built rather than dragged out of a template, on a monthly plan so a small business can afford a site that does not look small.
Robotics and hardware
Machines, sensors and purpose-built devices for the jobs a screen cannot do. Designed and built here — coming soon.
— How the studio works
Plainly.
- Fixed price, agreed first — scoped before anything is built, so the number does not move.
- You own the result — code, domains, accounts and listings, all in your name.
- Built in the open — you see working software early, not a status report.
- No lock-in — if you take the work elsewhere, nothing about it stops you.
- Based in New Zealand — NZ hours, NZ dollars, NZ time zone.
- Small on purpose — fewer projects, finished properly.
Start with an email.
Whatever it is — an app, a site, or the system behind them — describe the problem and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person for it.
ethan@ethelium.co.nz →