About Waxeye — A Creative Technology Studio Built in Auckland
We are a workshop of wonder
As collaborators, artists and innovators, we work and play in the space where imagination and practicality meet.
We're known for our adaptability and collaborative nature. We tailor our approach to each project to ensure the best outcomes. Whether you need a strategic tech partner, an end-to-end web build, or immersive expertise, we're here to help. Our belief in the power of collaboration drives us to work closely with teams, departments, and organisations, leading to superior results.
Our artists are some of the best in business and have a strong storytelling background. We see every project as a narrative, and whether we're sketching, animating, or coding, we strive to create beautiful, memorable experiences that deeply engage the audience.
When we embark on a project, we're fully dedicated to our clients, accompanying them every step of the way, committed to achieving the best results.
Our commitment to our clients is not just for the project's duration but for the long-term success of their business. Some of our clients have been with us for over a decade.
We're known for our adaptability and collaborative nature. We tailor our approach to each project to ensure the best outcomes. Whether you need a strategic tech partner, an end-to-end web build, or immersive expertise, we're here to help. Our belief in the power of collaboration drives us to work closely with teams, departments, and organisations, leading to superior results.
Our artists are some of the best in business and have a strong storytelling background. We see every project as a narrative, and whether we're sketching, animating, or coding, we strive to create beautiful, memorable experiences that deeply engage the audience.
When we embark on a project, we're fully dedicated to our clients, accompanying them every step of the way, committed to achieving the best results.
Our commitment to our clients is not just for the project's duration but for the long-term success of their business. Some of our clients have been with us for over a decade.
Meet our team
Paul James
Creative Partner
Paul is a Waxeye co-founder and visionary creative lead. Not just a director but a hands-on creator, he brings 30 years’ experience of art and film magic to our creation process. He’s an active listener and teller of stories: taking our clients’ aspirations, and realising the creative vision and technical requirements to bring them to life. A treasure trove of knowledge and champion of wonder, he brings humour and big wave surfing stories to every project.
Tony Leslie
Managing Partner
Co-founder Tony manages the seamless flow of Waxeye’s many departments. Our pragmatic alchemist, he pulls together creative ideas and solutions, and goes the extra mile to get the job done. He expertly balances team guidance with knowing when to step away and let them work their magic – in order to get the best possible result. In between juggling human and studio resources, he can be found riding waves, snow and the odd production timeline.
Alex Varganov
Development Lead
Overseeing solution architecture strategy, backend and API development, Alex is an expert in delivering well-made, future-proofed products that require minimal maintenance. A code-cracking master of logic and restraint, Alex is the bridge between tech and creative, ensuring the wheels of a project are always moving in the same direction. Fluent in both dev and human speak, he makes the most complicated things seem simple, easy – and strangely, fun.
Kelsey Jones
Creative Technology Lead
Kelsey excels at dreaming up entire worlds and then bringing them to life. Known as our multidisciplinary magician, he has the know-how and technical proficiency in so many disciplines that we’ve now lost count. From hardware to software and 3D visuals, he collaborates on our teams’ wild ideas, then executes them in a way that’s both technically and aesthetically impeccable. He has a bizarre fondness for hard: the gnarlier the challenge, the more he smiles.
Neil Patton
Director of XR Innovation
Neil is our client relationship manager and director of innovation. His experience client-side across brand, marketing and innovation gives him great empathy for clients because he’s been in their shoes. Always looking to what’s next, he couples his passion for the new, with genuine partnership and guidance: empowering our clients to stride into immersive tech with confidence. With his burning passion for future technology and Japanese funk, he keeps the studio evolving – and the office stereo vibing.
What we can do for you
WEB + -
- UX/UI design
- Responsive websites
- Interactive experiences
- Concept prototyping
- Quality testing
- Custom dashboards
- Content-driven sites
- API integrations
- Small business sites
- Enterprise solutions
- Legacy system migrations
- Mobile apps
CONTENT + -
- 2D animation
- 3D animation
- Motion graphics
- Explainer videos
- Character animation
- Real time animation
- 3D modeling and texturing
- Visual effects (VFX)
- Creative concept development
- Animation for social media
VR/AR/MR + -
- Virtual reality (VR)
- Mixed reality (MR)
- Augmented reality (AR) Apps
- Immersive experience design
- Spatial digital art
- AI avatars
- 360 filming
- Social filters
- Unity development
- Immersive hardware sourcing
Do you have an idea or project in mind? We’d love to help!
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