Studio

A small team, on purpose.

The team that hears the brief is the team that does the work, from the first email to delivery. When a project calls for it, we bring in trusted photographers, videographers and developers.

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es·tor·var/ɨʃ.tuɾ.ˈvaɾ/

transitive verb, Portuguese

1.To get in the way; to hinder.
2.At Estorva: asking the awkward question before starting, so nothing has to be redone at the end.

E.g.: “Let us get in the way,” on the studio posters.

1team, from the first email to deliveryThe team that hears the brief does the work.
1direction, not threeWe show the path we believe in and explain why.
3questions before any proposalWho it's for, what needs to be decided and what has already been tried.
100%of the final files are yoursDelivered editable. You don't depend on us.

The name

We'd rather get in the way at the start than redo things at the end.

One good question in the first conversation is worth more than three design options to choose from. That's what saves weeks of revisions, and it's why the name stuck.

01
Who is this for?
Who will be in the room, read the email or walk through the event. The answer changes everything else.
02
What needs to be decided?
The concrete goal: a second meeting, a sign-off, a registration, a quote request.
03
What has already been tried?
So we don't repeat what didn't work, and build on what already does.

Small, on purpose

What changes because we are small.

It's not a limitation, it's how we work. Fewer handovers, less lost along the way.

OftenAt Estorva

Who hears the brief: Often: An account manager; At Estorva: The team that will do the work
Who does the work: Often: A team that wasn't in the meeting; At Estorva: The same team that was in the meeting
Design options: Often: Three, to choose from; At Estorva: One direction, well argued
Timeline and price: Often: An estimate, adjusted along the way; At Estorva: Fixed in writing, before we start
The files: Often: Stay with the agency; At Estorva: Yours, editable

A team sized to the project

We grow with the project, not the invoice.

Beyond our own team, when a project calls for it we bring in trusted photographers, videographers, social media managers and developers. On your side, nothing changes: the Estorva team coordinates everything.

PhotographyEvents, team and spaces

VideoFilming and editing

Social mediaManagement, content and reports

WebsitesDevelopment and online stores

The Estorva teamCoordinates everything, from the first email to delivery