Halcyon/Studio

The Studio · Est. 2019

We're three people in two cities — on a tear.

Halcyon was started by Theo Park and Iris Calhoun in a Bushwick loft in 2019 — half studio, half motion lab, fully fed up with how slow agencies move.

Six years and sixty-two brands later, we're still small on purpose. Two senior designers, one motion lead, and a tight bench of trusted developers and 3D artists we bring in when the brief asks for it.

We don't pitch. We don't have a sales team. Every project comes through a referral, a re-engagement, or the form on the contact page. If you're reading this, you've already cleared our filter.

Theo, Iris & Marisol — Lisbon, March 2025.

Operating principles

Four things we won't compromise on.

01

Motion earns its keep

Every animation we ship has a job. If it doesn't clarify, delight, or convert — we cut it.

02

Seniors only

The people who pitched you are the people doing the work. No bait-and-switch. No silent juniors.

03

Ship weekly

Long agency silences are a smell. We share something tangible every week, even when it's ugly.

04

Receipts over promises

We measure. Bounce rate, time on page, conversion. If the work doesn't move numbers, it doesn't ship.

A short history

Six years, told quickly.

  1. 2019

    Halcyon founded in a Bushwick loft by Theo & Iris.

  2. 2020

    First Awwwards SOTD — for a site we built in 11 days.

  3. 2022

    Lisbon studio opens. Hire #1 (Marisol) joins from R/GA.

  4. 2024

    62nd brand shipped. Awarded FWA of the Year (runner-up).

  5. 2025

    Currently: 3 people, 2 cities, one inbox.

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