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(09)Case study

A website as polished as the hair for Burlington's five-time Reader's Choice winner — then moved onto Oryn, so the studio can update it by asking.

WebsiteOrynNext.js
Client
HER Studios Inc.
Scope
Website, Oryn onboarding
Year
2026
Built with
Next.js, then Oryn
Role
Design & build
Location
Burlington, Ontario
(A)Overview

HERStudiosisafive-timeReader'sChoice–winninghairstudioinBurlington.Webuiltitswebsite,thenmoveditontoOrynsothestudiocanupdateitbyasking.

(B)The ask

An award-winning studio deserved a site as polished as the hair.

And one the team could change themselves, without waiting on a developer.

Chapter 01

Website

Browse the work, meet the stylist, book the chair. Every stylist has a gallery of their own work — twenty-three in all.

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Speed on a laptop, on the live site.
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Speed on a phone, where clients book.
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Until the main content is on screen.

Chapter 02

On Oryn

The same site, now edited by asking. Measured against the original section by section — images went from 166 MB to 2.5 MB.

(C)Launch kit
Carousel · 4:5

Device scenes are composited mockups built around real captures of the live site. Scores measured with Google Lighthouse, September 2026.

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