Astrid Kjær
Co-founder · Design
“Pick the joyful version. It’s almost never the slower one.”
About · 2014 → now
A small studio
A small studio
orbiting fun
since 2014.
Exosphere started as a side project between three friends and turned into a twelve-year career. We design and build software for people who still expect a little magic when they open a screen.
Our mission
We focus on building fun, personal and exciting software, backed by many years of experience in automation, design, and a steady drive for joyful experiences.
Software exists to put smiles on people’s faces. That’s the only brief we never compromise on.
12+
Years orbiting
140
Shipped projects
8
Humans on board
1
Mantra (above)
The crew
Eight people, one signal.
A flat studio — everyone designs, everyone ships. No project managers, no account directors, no middle layer between you and the work.
Mikkel Røn
Co-founder · Engineering
“Reliability is the most underrated form of delight.”
June Oduya
Co-founder · Automation
“A good script is invisible. A great one feels considerate.”
Saoirse Vale
Motion & Interaction
“If it doesn’t ease, it doesn’t ship.”
Theo Ito
Systems & Backend
“Boring on the inside, magic on the outside.”
Lena Marsh
Brand & Identity
“Every studio is a typeface in disguise.”
Otieno Dahl
Product & Strategy
“The scope is whatever fits behind a smile.”
Noor Pillai
Studio operations
“Calm calendars make courageous work.”
History · twelve orbits
Twelve years, in milestones.
2014
Liftoff.
Astrid, Mikkel and June quit their day jobs, rent a one-room studio above a bakery, and ship the first thing: a printable monthly calendar that nobody asked for. It does well.
2015
First long-form client.
A six-month engagement with a regional broadcaster turns into an internal toolset still in use today. The studio learns the long-haul taste of “ship and stay around.”
2017
Move to the loft.
We outgrow the bakery and move into a glass-roofed loft with a view of three church spires. Saoirse and Theo join. The motion practice is born.
2019
“Joyful experiments” becomes a service line.
A weekend project — a generative greeting-card site — goes mildly viral. We start charging for the weird stuff.
2020
Remote orbits.
The studio goes hybrid. Lena, Otieno and Noor join from three different countries. The first all-hands happens on a video call with everyone in their kitchens.
2022
Foundry CMS & Pocket Observatory.
Two of our favourite projects ship in the same quarter. One is for ten-year-olds, the other for stargazers. We notice they have the same heartbeat.
2024
Helios Control goes live.
Our largest engagement to date, running quietly across forty off-grid power stations. We learn how to design for a screen nobody wants to look at.
2026
Now — twelve years in, still grinning.
Eight humans, one mantra, and a steady queue of work we’d happily do for free if we had to. We don’t have to. We’re open for new orbits.