We're Ivo
and Raquel.
Two people from Rio Maior who have been making things since 2016, each in their own way, until they decided to make them together.
He got into programming with the energy of someone who doesn't quite know what they're doing yet, but knows it's this. He worked for companies, did some freelancing, figured out how things work on the technical side, and kept growing.
She started in design around the same time. She went through agencies, direct clients, brand projects from scratch. She developed an eye for what works visually and for what people really need, even when they can't explain it.
For a few years each went their own way. They learned, made mistakes, got better. They did it the old-fashioned way, in the countryside, with real clients.
In 2022 they realised the obvious: they made sense together. He codes, she designs, and they rarely need anyone else to deliver a project from start to finish. From briefing to launch, all under one roof.
Outside of work, they're a couple. Sometimes that's a huge advantage. Sometimes it's... complicated. But it works, and for four years the results have spoken for themselves.
Makes things work.
Developer since 2016. He went through companies, freelancing, varied projects — enough to realise that most business problems have a technical solution, as long as someone listens before writing the first line.
InstagramMakes things look like what they are.
Designer since 2016. She built brands from scratch, reworked others, and learned that good design isn't what looks pretty in a presentation. It's what works when it meets real people.
InstagramOh, and they also make donuts.
Concreto Studio wasn't the only thing they created together. In parallel, they launched Pals 'n Co., a donut brand that became a Rio Maior staple with an innovative recipe that wins over Portuguese taste buds.
They had cookies too. But the donuts were cooler. The donuts stayed.
@palsnco on Instagram →