the workshop, made to order

A workshop for other people’s projects.

Custom websites, apps and tools for shops, guesthouses and teams, in France and in Japan. One person from the first message to launch day, and beyond.

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ready to use

Comptoir

The team handbook, on the tablet behind the counter.

  • Step-by-step recipes, guides and procedures, read-only for the team
  • Kept up to date by the manager from a phone or a computer
  • The team schedule in the same place
  • Japanese, English and French, in the venue’s own colours and logo
  • Installed, hosted and backed up every night by the workshop
Request a demo for cafés, tea rooms, bars and restaurants
Comptoir on a tablet: the drink categories of a demo café

made to measure

Four ways to work together.

  • Website

    For a venue, a guesthouse, a shop or a project. Several languages if needed, fast, with no cookies and no trackers.

    Example: KOKORO NEST

  • iPhone and iPad app

    A native app, from the first mockup to its App Store release.

    Example: POTCH

  • Tool for the team

    Procedures, schedules, a knowledge base: an in-house tool built around a team’s daily work, on tablet, phone or computer.

    Example: Comptoir

  • Hosting and care

    The site or tool stays online, up to date and backed up, on a server in Europe. If anything goes wrong, there’s one person to call: me.

    Example: KOKORO NEST also for an existing site

optionProfessional photos of the venue: the ones on the Kokoro Nest site are mine.

how it works

From the first message to launch day.

  1. The request

    A five-minute form to describe the project. No commitment.

  2. The conversation

    A call or a video chat to understand the place, the team and the needs. Free.

  3. The quote

    What will be done, how long it takes, what it costs. In black and white.

  4. The making

    Regular check-ins, the launch, then ongoing care if needed.

The Kokoro Nest homepage: two noren lead to the Kyoto and Osaka houses
kokoronest.jp · September 2026

an example

KOKORO NEST

Two guesthouses in Japan, one in Kyoto and one in Osaka. You step into each house by pushing aside a noren.

Role
Design, development, hosting, photos
Languages
Japanese, English, French
Choices
No cookies, no trackers, OpenStreetMap maps
Since
Day-to-day technical care by the workshop
See the project → kokoronest.jp ↗ (opens in a new tab)

what never changes

Three pinky-paw promises.

  • Hosted in Europe Sites and tools run on a server located in Europe.
  • One single contact The person who answers is the one who builds.
  • The content belongs to the client Texts, photos and data belong to the business.

common questions

Before writing in.

How much does a project cost?

Every project gets its own quote, after a free first conversation. The form lets you mention a budget, with no obligation.

The project is in Japan, or in France: is that a problem?

Not at all. The workshop works between France and Japan. Conversations happen in French or English, and in Japanese through AI-assisted translation. Sites can be delivered in Japanese, English and French.

And after launch?

The site can be hosted and looked after by the workshop, or handed over with all its content to whoever the client chooses.

Got a project in mind?

Five minutes to describe it, no commitment.

Request a quote