# MANIERE

> MANIERE is a contemporary creative studio based in Montpellier, France, founded in 2026. It publishes digital experiences: self-initiated works released as finished pieces, alongside selected commissioned work. Its first published piece is Sorry Focus! (2026), a free productivity web application for people who work better under constant deadlines: a work session becomes a felt deadline as lava rises, with no clocks, no progress bars, and one task at a time. Sorry Focus! runs in the browser at sorryfocus.app and is installable as a PWA. The studio's website, maniere.studio, is a single-page gallery that shows one piece at a time.

Key facts:

- Studio: MANIERE, founded 2026, based in Montpellier, France
- Activity: publishes self-initiated digital works, accepts commissioned work
- First published piece: Sorry Focus! (2026)
- Sorry Focus! is free, runs in the browser, installable as a PWA
- Design principles of Sorry Focus!: lava rises, no clocks, no progress bars, one task at a time
- The studio site is a single-page gallery showing one piece, represented on the page by an autonomous cartoon bird
- Founder: Warren Perez
- Contact: email, via the contact link on maniere.studio

## Pieces

- [Sorry Focus!](https://sorryfocus.app): Productivity web application for people who work better under constant deadlines.

## Studio

- [MANIERE](https://maniere.studio): Single-page gallery, one published piece, one bird.
- [Machine Room](https://maniere.studio/#machine-room): Technical backstage of the site, written for machines, readable by humans.

## Founder

- [Warren Perez](https://warrenperez.com): Independent consultant, founder of MANIERE.