About us

KAIA Design is an independent digital studio based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, founded by Kaja Bis in 2011 and run together with Tomasz Bis. We combine web design, development, ecommerce, SEO, AI search visibility and website care to build distinctive, reliable digital platforms that support business growth.

Our roots date back to 2008, when Tomasz founded the studio later known as Evident Art. Kaja joined in 2010 and established KAIA Design in 2011. Both studios operated alongside one another, sharing clients and projects. Evident Art ceased operating in April 2015 as work consolidated under KAIA Design. That heritage shapes how we connect creative design with technology and strategy.

We believe a website should do more than look good. It should explain a business clearly, help customers find what they need, support enquiries or sales, and adapt as requirements change. We connect design, user experience, content, technology and discoverability from the outset.

Web Design & Development is at the heart of our work. We create responsive business websites, landing pages and online stores, and develop established platforms through redesigns, migrations, integrations and custom functionality. We specialise in WordPress web design, WooCommerce development and PrestaShop web development, using Elementor where suitable and prioritising UI/UX, site architecture, navigation, performance and maintainability.

Our ecommerce work goes beyond storefront design. We develop and support WooCommerce and PrestaShop stores, covering product and category structure, customer journeys, checkout and payments, integrations, performance and ecommerce platform support. An online store is a business-critical system, so usability, stability and search visibility need to evolve together.

SEO & Search Visibility is built into our work from planning to ongoing optimisation. We provide Technical SEO, Local SEO, Ecommerce SEO, WordPress SEO and PrestaShop SEO, with audits, keyword and search-intent research, on-page optimisation and content strategy. We improve crawlability, indexing, site architecture, internal linking, structured data and schema markup to clarify services, products, expertise and locations. Local SEO includes Google Business Profile, Google Maps and genuine local content. For online stores, we optimise product and category structures, content and technical discoverability. Search Console and analytics data guide our work.

AI Search & Digital Growth builds on established SEO. We work with AI Search Optimisation, Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO), focusing on answerable content, clear facts, structured data and consistent entity relationships. We consider how businesses can be discovered, understood and referenced through Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Gemini, without treating AI visibility as a substitute for useful content or sound SEO. AI supports research and workflows; strategy, creativity and quality remain under human direction.

Through Website Care & Management, we stay involved after launch. We handle updates, backups, security, troubleshooting, performance improvements, migrations, recovery, content changes and ongoing development for WordPress, WooCommerce and PrestaShop. We also resolve ecommerce issues, including checkout and payments. Knowing a client's platform and business over time helps us provide informed support.

Our creative work includes selected branding, graphic design, product and project photography, digital content and motion design. Our Design Archive preserves work from the Evident Art years.

KAIA Design is led by two people with complementary expertise. Kaja Bis, Founder & Creative Director, works hands-on across web design and development, UI/UX, WordPress, ecommerce and website care, combining fine-art and graphic-design experience with technical delivery. Tomasz Bis, Digital Director, works across development and ecommerce with a deeper specialisation in SEO, AI Search Visibility, GEO/AEO, search architecture, structured data and digital strategy. Clients work directly with the people responsible for their projects.

Our long-term work with Turboworks illustrates this approach: a simple website evolved into a nationally visible PrestaShop ecommerce platform supported by development, SEO, technical care and product photography. In 2025, its website recorded over 176,000 sessions, including almost 118,000 from Organic Search - approximately 67% of traffic. Other client relationships include River ODP and Art & Build.

Based in Eastbourne, we serve East Sussex, including Hailsham, Bexhill, Hastings, Battle, Rye, Newhaven, Lewes, Uckfield, Mayfield and Crowborough. We also work across Brighton & Hove, Tunbridge Wells, Croydon, London, the UK and Europe. Recent WordPress projects include a site in Tunbridge Wells and Ranczo Reni in Poland, which we continue to support. We value lasting client relationships.

Knowledge. AI. Action.

KAIA Design's work

Art & Build - WordPress Web Design, Local SEO & AI Search

Turboworks - PrestaShop Ecommerce, SEO & Digital Growth

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