The studio

Independent studio on the French Atlantic coast.

Founded in 2020 on Île d'Oléron, Black Tide brings Maxime and Océane together around one standard: products that are robust, legible and ready to be handed over. The studio deliberately remains a team of two to three people, preserving continuity between decisions and implementation.

The team
Maxime Darras
Mobile, web & AI engineer · cloud architect · co-founder

15 years in software engineering, including 10 in production. AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate. Native mobile engineering in Swift and Kotlin, Flutter, NestJS, Next.js and applied AI.

Océane Darras Gioia
Creative direction & co-founder

Holder of the Google UX Design Professional Certificate. Art direction and UX/UI across products supported by the studio. Brand identity.

Our story

Why a studio on Île d'Oléron.

We chose Île d'Oléron as our base: a setting that supports focused work and lasting relationships. We collaborate remotely with teams in France, across Europe and occasionally beyond, travelling when the project calls for it.

10yrs
of production engineering
5/5
client satisfaction
3yrs
average client engagement
Oléron
studio based in France
Next step

Let's discuss your project.

A 30-minute conversation to understand the context, constraints and next step. Technical scoping follows if it is relevant.