Studio
Fourteen people, one room in Ancoats.
Mottram Vale started in 2013 as two designers and a borrowed desk. Today we are a brand and web studio of fourteen, working with about twelve companies a year.
How we work
Three rules we don’t bend.
They cost us a few projects every year. They also mean our clients come back.
01
Say the price first
Every proposal starts with a fixed number. If the scope changes, we talk about it before we do the work, not after.
02
One team, start to finish
The people on the first call are the people who ship your launch. No hand-offs, no junior B-team.
03
Make it editable
Every site is built in Framer and handed over with training, so your team can change a headline on a Tuesday afternoon.
the year we started
people in the studio
projects a year, never more
clients who come back
The people
Everyone hangs something on the wall.
We asked the team for the one object on their desk they couldn’t work without. These are them.
Hana Okafor
Founder, creative director
Tomas Reyes
Design director
Ellie Park
Producer
Dev Malhotra
Technical lead
Grace Lin
Motion designer
Ivo Brandt
Senior designer
Sofia Marin
Copywriter
Hiring
We’re looking for a senior Framer developer. Say hello →
Recognition
Nice things other people said.
Awards are not why we do it, but we keep the certificates in the kitchen.
2026
Brand of the Year, Northern Design Awards
Casa Menta
2026
Site of the Day
Sitwell
2025
Packaging Gold, Pentagon Awards
Glaze Ceramics
2025
Best Small Studio, Creative North
Mottram Vale
2025
Site of the Month
Orbit Pay
2024
Shortlist, Brand Impact Awards
Horizon Solar
2024
Best Launch Film, Motion North
Clementine Juice
2023
Honourable Mention, Type Directors Club
Pink Palms Hotel
Some of the companies on the line
Casa Menta
Sitwell
Glaze Ceramics
Orbit Pay
Clementine Juice
Pink Palms Hotel
Blockparty Toys
Horizon Solar
Kiln & Co
Lido Club
Pomelo Health
Party Hours
Want to work with us, or for us?
Projects start with a thirty-minute call. Jobs start with an email to Hana, with three things you’re proud of.