Atolye

What Atolye does

ATÖLYE is a privately held strategic design and innovation studio, founded in 2013, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Emirates Towers Boulevard), with an additional presence in Şişli, Turkey. The firm is structured around three branded practice areas operating as an integrated offering: ATÖLYE 360 delivers experience design through integrated systems connecting strategy to behavior across physical, digital, and human touchpoints; ATÖLYE Space designs physical and hybrid built environments framed as strategic infrastructure that shapes culture and performance; and ATÖLYE Academy designs and delivers learning programs intended to build capabilities, shift mindsets, and foster a community.

The studio serves enterprise leaders and decision makers across the Middle East and Europe who are working in conditions of complexity and rapid change. Its stated differentiator is an integrated approach that combines strategy, experience design, physical and digital environments, and learning under one studio, with the explicit aim of making transformation tangible and connecting strategy to behavior across touchpoints. Leadership disclosed includes Kerem Alper as co-founder and chair and Bengi Turgan as senior director of the strategic design studio.

The business model is professional-services based and not publicly disclosed in pricing or contract terms. The studio operates through direct client engagement (a "Contact Us" call-to-action is the primary conversion path on its website), targets long-term strategic mandates rather than transactional work, and generates revenue through the three practice lines. No revenue, pricing, funding, customer logos, partnerships, certifications, patents, or AI/technology stack are disclosed in the source material. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent entity, investors, or ownership structure, and reports a headcount range of 11–50 employees.

Name

Atolye

Legal name

ATÖLYE

Website

https://atolye.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ATÖLYE is a Dubai-based strategic design and innovation studio serving enterprise leaders across the Middle East and Europe through three practices: experience design (ATÖLYE 360), built environment design (ATÖLYE Space), and learning and community programs (ATÖLYE Academy).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Design Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Industrial Design Services (541420), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

UI/UX Engineering & Front-End Modernization (BPAEAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM), UX, Design Thinking & Customer Research for PMs (EDABAHAK)

Keywords

• Strategic design services
• Experience design consulting
• Built environment design
• Innovation studio
• Learning program design

Headquarters

HQ city

Sisli

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Core offering

ATÖLYE is a strategic design and innovation studio that sells design and consulting services to enterprise leaders. Its core offering is organized into three practice areas: ATÖLYE 360 designs integrated experience systems across physical, digital and human touchpoints; ATÖLYE Space designs physical and hybrid environments as strategic infrastructure; and ATÖLYE Academy delivers learning programs and community design that build capabilities and shift mindsets.

Product overview

ATÖLYE is a strategic design and innovation studio structured as a unified service offering with three interconnected practice areas. ATÖLYE 360 delivers Experience Design through integrated experience systems connecting strategy to behaviour. ATÖLYE Space provides Built Environment Design for physical and hybrid environments. ATÖLYE Academy offers Learning Programs & Community Design to build capabilities and foster community. Together, these three service lines serve leaders across the Middle East and Europe working in conditions of complexity and rapid change.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ATÖLYE 360: Designs integrated experience systems that make transformation tangible by connecting strategy to behaviour across physical, digital and human touchpoints.
• ATÖLYE Space
• ATÖLYE Academy

Products and services

• ATÖLYE 360

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ustwo: Independent design and technology studio with strategy, product, and experience design capabilities plus a published studio model for community building — closely mirrors ATÖLYE's multi-discipline structure.
• Fjord (Accenture Song): Design and innovation arm of Accenture Song delivering service design, experience strategy, and transformation programs for global enterprises — competes head-to-head in strategic design engagements.
• Pentagram: Independent design consultancy operating across brand, environment, and digital experience — comparable integrated design studio structure serving enterprise and institutional clients.
• Method: Design and innovation consultancy focused on experience, brand, and product strategy for enterprise clients — comparable service mix and enterprise-led engagement model.
• Frog (part of Capgemini Invent): Global design and innovation firm offering strategy, product, and experience design for enterprise transformation — directly comparable in service mix and target enterprise audience.
• Landor & Fitch: Global branding and design consultancy with experience, environment, and brand strategy capabilities — a comparable integrated design offering for enterprise transformation programs.
• IDEO: Global design and innovation consultancy with practice areas spanning strategy, experience, and environment design — the closest direct peer to ATÖLYE's integrated strategic design studio model.
• Wolff Olins: Global brand and design consultancy with strategy, identity, and experience design practices serving large enterprise transformations — comparable integrated offering and enterprise-targeting approach.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey Design (McKinsey & Company): Design practice of McKinsey offering human-centered design integrated with strategic consulting for large enterprise transformations — overlaps heavily with ATÖLYE 360 and Space.
• Serviceplan Group: Large European integrated agency with strategy, experience, and environment design practices — comparable integrated offering but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/atolye_io

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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