Websites
Bespoke, fast, design-led websites and web apps. No templates and no agency runaround, just web design in Southampton that does its job.
KOMBU
Websites, photography, design and marketing. One person who sees how it all fits.
Independent creative studioSouthampton & beyond
Photography
Food, interiors, product and brand photography that earns the booking.
Graphic design
Brand identities, menus, print and editorial, with two decades behind the pen.
Marketing& infrastructure
Strategy, ads, social and local SEO, plus the systems, sourcing and tools that tie a business together.
One brand,
kept together
For Padharo, I handle the photography, menus, website, social and strategy. Every piece comes from the same person, so it all belongs together.
From the first impression online to the menu on the table, the same care runs through it. One conversation, with the person doing the work.
Explore Padharo
Whatever the missing piece is, I build it
A menu, a website, or the practical thing nobody else has picked up. I work out what is needed, then make it happen.
Tell me what you needSelected work
Ryan Stanikk
I'm a Southampton designer, photographer and web developer running Kombu as a one-person studio. In Japanese cooking, kombu is the ingredient you never see, the quiet foundation that makes everything around it better. That is roughly the idea here: the base layer a business is built on, kept in one place instead of farmed out across a chain of agencies. Twenty years of graphic design, fifteen behind the camera, and a habit of building the thing rather than charging you to wait for it.
More about meWhat clients say
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I recommend Ryan to anyone looking for someone who will understand their business, care about the details and put genuine thought into their website and marketing.
Ankit VaghelaPadharo · Website and ongoing marketing
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Since working with Kombu our websites have been performing brilliantly, as well as looking the part. Everything with Ryan is so honest, straight forward and easy. I would recommend Ryan and Kombu to anyone who will listen.
Kirsty McCullochMustang Group
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He built the website for our band and it looks amazing. It definitely helps us stand out with a premium style. You can tell he is passionate about delivering a quality product as well and will help with his own design ideas and incorporate yours at the same time.
Scotty WilsonArk Angels
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Really pleased with the website Ryan created for us. It looks professional, reflects our business well, and has helped us come across much better to customers. Great service from start to finish and I would definitely recommend him.
Simone JiojiorasSoleto
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Ryan utilises what I would call an integrated systems approach to his work. He is highly grounded in data and ever-changing trends, so you can rest assured his output will be consistent with the needs of your business and the drivers that win you more leads and clients.
Mahesh SharmaKesarum
