A little corner of the internet, by Michel Elings.

Hi, I’m Michel.
I love making things.

I love turning ideas into something real. Sometimes they become companies, sometimes they win awards, and one even got bought by Apple. But what I enjoy most is simply making and shipping.

Here are a few
of those things.

A few things I’ve helped bring to life

Made to be used. Built to be loved.

A few things, always moving forward.

What I’m making now

Two people.
Lots of possibilities.

Together with Jip, I build and ship products with Ocho. Our app grug won a 2026 Apple Design Award for Delight and Fun.

Little apps. Thoughtful details. A lot of fun.

Meet Ocho

The silver Apple Design Award engraved with grug and Ocho

grug · Apple Design Award 2026
Delight and Fun

The story so far

Different chapters.
Same curiosity.

A few places I’ve made things,
alongside some very good people.

Selected work and milestones
Where	What	When
Ocho	Co-founder · building with Jip	2025 — now
Vev	Co-founder & CEO	From 2021
Booking.com	Principal of Product	From 2018
Apple	Building Apple News	2014 — 2017
Prss	Co-founder · acquired by Apple	Acquired 2014
TRVL	Co-founder	Started 2010

One of those ideas became Prss, a new way to create and publish digital magazines. Apple acquired it in 2014. The next chapter: helping build Apple News.

That story

A few ideas, on paper