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ABOUT AST & PARTNERS

AST & Partners is a London-based digital studio serving luxury and design-led brands across culture, fashion, hospitality, and property.

Our work is defined by years spent operating within high-expectation environments;  spaces where discretion, judgement, and detail are the baseline.

 

We design and build digital experiences that feel calm, confident, and intentional, and we understand the nuance required for luxury to remain credible in a digital space.

OUR BACKGROUND

Over a decade of partnership with luxury founders and leadership teams across global markets.

 

Before AST & Partners, our work was rooted in luxury hospitality and travel. Environments where brand experience is not a concept, but a lived encounter.

 

These origins continue to shape how we listen, how we think, and how we make decisions today.

 

We bring this intuition to every project: knowing when to be expressive, when to be restrained, and when to step back entirely.

HOW WE WORK

We work best in close, transparent partnership.

Our process is deliberately measured and personal. We take the time to understand the wider context of a business: its audience, its heritage, and its sensitivities, before shaping its digital expression.

JUDGEMENT & CRAFT

Luxury requires judgement at every stage.

From typography and pacing to architecture and tone, every decision is made with intent. We do not design to impress; we design to communicate with clarity and composure. The best work often feels effortless because it is natural, appropriate, and assured.

LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP

We view a launch as a beginning, not a destination.

Many of our client relationships extend well beyond the initial delivery. We remain involved as brands evolve and support refinement and growth without disrupting the established direction. 

THE TEAM

AST & Partners is led by a senior team with backgrounds spanning luxury hospitality, digital design, and technical delivery.

We remain intentionally small. This allows for senior involvement at every stage of a project and ensures our clients always have a direct line to the people doing the work.

Andrei Stoica

Creative Director, Co-Founder

Creative direction, client management and growth. 

ANA TOMESCU

Client Success, Co-Founder

Client growth, SEO and considered design.

RICHARD DAVIS

Senior Designer

High end website & graphic design. 

JOSEF ELIAS

Senior Developer

Expert in custom functionality and VELO development.

ELVIS NASTASA

Junior Designer

Creative design & expert in Wix Studio development.

ZAINEB PADILLA

Assistant Designer

Junior design assistance & client management.

RECOGNITION

Our work has been recognised internationally across design, development, and platform partnerships.

Wix Studio Certified Designer
Wix Partner Award
Clutch Award AST & Partners
Clutch Award AST & Partners
Wix Studio London Community Leader
Wix Velo Certified Developer
Wix Studio Web Designer Certified
Clutch Award AST & Partners
Clutch Champion Award AST & Partners
Top Clutch Award AST & Partners
Clutch Award AST & Partners
The Manifest Award

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