Made in Malta. Built to stand out.
KIWA designs brand identities, packaging and websites, and builds the systems behind them, in one studio.
Showreel · every brand shown is a studio concept
(01) — Our approach
What guides the work
Our approach
A logo means very little if nobody remembers where they saw it. A brand is something you can hold. We design names, marks, packaging, signage and the websites behind them as one system, so the shelf, the shopfront and the screen all feel like the same business.
01 ◆ Packaging system
Cookies Brand packaging
Studio concept
02 ◆ Retail identity
Burger & Fries Storefront
Studio concept
03 ◆ Stationery
Car Hire Identity system
Studio concept
04 ◆ Stationery
Real Estate Identity system
Studio conceptWork that speaks for itself
Studio concepts: brands we designed and rendered to show what we would make for yours.
— What we do
Six disciplines,
one studio.
- 1Brand identityNaming, logo, type and colour, guidelines and stationery.
- 2Packaging & printBoxes, bags, labels, stickers and menus that sell from the shelf.
- 3WebsitesHand-built sites, shops and booking platforms.
- 4Search & GEOBuilt to be found on Google and cited by AI assistants.
- 5SystemsForms, bookings and the back office behind the brand.
- 6Rental managementShort and long lets run for you: listing, guests, rent, invoices and payouts.
— Built by KIWA
Systems that run the business
DealerPro
Stock, contracts, instalments and collections, in one place.
Employee Hub
Clock-in on the phone, the whole team on the dashboard.
— Studio concept · Real estate developer
From plot to keys
One brand from the first day on site: the hoarding, the signboard and the sales render, then the name over the door when the keys go out.
- Hoarding & signboard
- Frame & scaffold
- Limestone facade
- Name over the door
— Rental management · Short and long lets
From keys to payouts
Hand us the keys and we run the let: the listing, the guests or the tenant, cleaning and repairs, invoices and payouts. You get one statement that shows every booking, cost and payment.
- Airbnb · 2–6 Oct · 4 nights€468
- Booking.com · 8–11 Oct · 3 nights€357
- Airbnb · 14–19 Oct · 5 nights€610
- Booking.com · 23–29 Oct · 6 nights€714
- Cleaning & linen · 4 turnovers−€240
- Repair · shower head−€38
Short lets Airbnb · Booking.com
- The listing prepared: photos, title, description, house rules and prices.
- Bookings, guest messages and reviews, every day.
- Check-in and check-out guides, and a welcome guide in the home.
- Cleaning, linen and repairs between stays.
- Damage claims through the platform when something breaks.
- Invoices and payouts for every booking.
Long lets Residential leases
- The tenant search, through a licensed letting agent.
- The lease, the inventory and the meter readings at handover.
- Lease registration with the Housing Authority.
- Rent collected, with receipts and reminders.
- Repairs and maintenance, with every invoice kept.
- Renewals and notice, and a handback checked against the inventory.
— Who we are
We are
KIWA.
KIWA is a founder-led design studio for brand identity, packaging, websites and the systems behind them.
We design the brand, the packaging and the website together. Then we build what runs behind them: booking platforms, dealer software and staff apps.
The person who draws your first sketch is still on the project on launch day, so nothing gets lost in a hand-over.
— Questions
What clients
ask first.
What does KIWA do?
KIWA is a founder-led design studio. We create brand identities, packaging and print, and websites, and we build the systems behind them, such as booking platforms, dealer software and staff apps. The same team designs and builds, so the brand you approve is the brand that ships. We also run short and long lets for property owners, from the listing to the payout.
Are these real clients?
The sweet shop, bakery, car hire, dentist, hotel and the other brands on this page are studio concepts: branding we designed and rendered to show what we would make for a business like yours. The dealer and employee systems are real systems KIWA built and runs, shown with placeholder branding. Client work is shared privately, with permission.
What do I get at the end of a brand project?
A logo set, a type and colour system, and written guidelines, plus the source files. You own all of it.
Can you refresh our existing brand?
Yes. We keep the equity that works and rebuild only what is holding you back.
Do you build systems, not just websites?
Yes. Booking platforms, dealer software, staff and HR apps, forms and the automations behind them, built by the same team that designed the brand.
Can you manage our Airbnb or long let?
Yes, for homes in Malta. For short lets on Airbnb and Booking.com we prepare the listing and handle the bookings, guest messages, cleaning, repairs, invoices and payouts. For long lets a licensed letting agent finds the tenant, then we handle the lease, the inventory, the Housing Authority registration, the rent and the repairs. A short let needs an MTA licence for the property; if yours does not have one yet, we will tell you what it needs before anything is listed.
Do you use WordPress or templates?
We hand-build for speed and originality. If a CMS genuinely fits, we will say so.
How much does it cost?
It depends on scope: a logo refresh and a full brand with packaging and a shop are different jobs. Tell us what you need and you will get a straight number, fixed before work starts.
How do we start?
One conversation. Within one working day you get a reply from the person who read it, then one page: scope, timeline, price.
— Project desk
Tell uswhat you'rebuilding.
- hello@kiwastudio.com
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- Within one working day, from the person who read it
- ◎Where
- Working worldwide
- →Next
- You get one page back with the scope, dates and price