OENS is a product design studio for social and environmental impact businesses in Brazil.
OENS designs digital tools for businesses in ecological restoration, climate, circular economy, renewable energy and impact measurement. The work starts by talking to the people who will use what gets built, and to those affected by it.
How it works
- Define. Research, scope and prototype to decide what to build, and whether it is worth building.
- Build. Design of the first version, with development partners, until it is live.
- Follow through. Design and product work after launch, based on how the product is used.
Leadership
OENS is led by Raphael Simoens and started with his work at Silva, a pre-seed startup in the native seedling supply chain for ecological restoration. As part of the founding team, he led field research with companies and traditional communities, and did the hands-on work needed to test the business: ads, customer support and the sales funnel.
Before that, he was Head of Design and Head of Product at Pier and Design Manager at VTEX.
Each project has a team put together as needed.