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Portrait of Noa Varela
Noa Varela
NV
140projects
32clients
10yrsexperience
Brand & product designerBased in Copenhagen
SIR ★★Special art rare

Field guide

Noa Varela, Copenhagen

No. 001
Type
Brand / Product
Habitat
Small studios and early teams
Diet
Clear briefs and strong coffee
Active
Mon to Thu, Copenhagen time
Toolkit
Figma, Glyphs, After Effects
Weakness
Vague briefs, Comic Sans
32clients
140projects
10yrsexperience
Catch rate: 2 slots lefthello@noavarela.com
NV-26

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Player profile

Hi, I’m Noa.

I’m a brand and product designer in Copenhagen. For ten years I’ve helped founders, banks and bakeries look as good as the thing they make.

Before going independent I spent seven years at two studios in Porto and London. Now I take a handful of projects a year, so each one gets my full attention, from the first sketch to the last file.

Right nowCopenhagen
Working onA rebrand for a Nordic bakery chainReadingGrid Systems, Josef Müller-BrockmannListeningKhruangbin, on repeatNext freeMarch 2026
Updated 7 Oct

Awards

3×
Site of the Day2022 to 2025
Gold
Packaging of the yearOat & Ember, 2025
Top 10
Rebrand shortlistOnebank, 2025

How a project plays out

Phase 1 of 4, Week 1
The brief

A long call and a short workshop. We agree what the brand has to do, who it is for and what done looks like.

One-page briefFixed priceTimeline
A typical project takes 6 to 14 weeks

Played with

Identity
OnebankRead the case
Packaging
Oat & EmberRead the case
Identity
Kiln StudioRead the case
Product
FieldnoteRead the case
Print
Salt HouseRead the case
Packaging
Mira SkinRead the case
NVUnder NDAA hotel group we can’t name yet. Ask about it.
NVUnder NDAA fintech we can’t name yet. Ask about it.
+26more in 9 countries

Career

Noa Varela

Brand & product designer

Copenhagen

Open for 2 projects in 2026

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