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Designed an end-to-end digital atelier and workflow system for Revive Leather Lab — crafted to protect a solo leather restorer's workbench focus while elevating the client experience into true quiet luxury.
Have you ever experienced how overwhelming it is to run a business entirely on your own? For an independent master artisan like Marcus in South Yarra, handling high-end archival leather demands extreme focus and precision, yet his days were constantly interrupted by repetitive inquiries about pricing, services, and turnaround times. Because an artisan's hands are tied to the workbench, delays in replying often left clients waiting and led to lost business opportunities.
Revive Leather Lab was built not as an ordinary e-commerce store, but as a dedicated digital gatekeeper and operational assistant engineered to cut through all of that manual busywork.
Before booking, clients can discover Marcus’s background, philosophy, and artisanal credentials through an editorial profile space, building immediate trust. Instead of back-and-forth messaging, the intuitive self-serve intake allows clients to specify their piece, see live pricing and turnaround estimates, upload damage photos, and lock in a weekly drop-off slot backed by a commitment deposit and digital intake slip.
On the artisan’s side, the platform strips away administrative chaos. Marcus manages active pieces through a disciplined sequential workbench where actions unlock only as the physical restoration progresses. He can dispatch automated drying-time reminders or lead-time extensions directly to the client with a single click, settle and adjust final balances upon in-studio pickup, and instantly print updated receipts at the counter without breaking his flow, all while past records remain searchable in the studio archive.
The goal was simple: ensure clients never have to wait for clear answers, while letting a solo craftsman protect his bench time without losing valuable clients.
Designed for Revive Leather Lab, South Yarra, Melbourne.
Live Link: https://reviveleatherlab.lovable.app #lovablechallenge
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A painting that took an artist a year to make can be ruined in a ten-minute move.
A corner knocked, a crate that wasn’t built for it, humidity nobody checked. And nothing can undo it.
That’s the problem I designed Atelier Vault around. It’s a fine art logistics, crating, framing and installation studio. The buyers are collectors, galleries and designers, and they’re handing over something irreplaceable. A typical shipping site won’t earn that trust.
So the website shows the care instead of claiming it:
→ A hero that says the standard. “Extraordinary art. Handled with intention,” over a gloved hand holding a textured canvas. You understand the whole business before reading a word.
→ The process, made visible. A five-stage chain (Assess, Prepare, Protect, Deliver, Place) where you click each stage and see exactly what happens to the work at that point.
→ Inside the crate, layer by layer. An exploded view of the artwork, the support, the cushioning, the frame, and the outer crate. Nobody has to take “we pack it safely” on faith.
→ A frame that belongs to the work. You can try natural timber, dark timber, metal, or a minimal profile against a painting and see how each one changes how it reads.
→ A calm way in. Four steps (Understand, Plan, Coordinate, Complete), and “We move more than art.” Nothing about it feels like a quote form.
The benefits:
→ A collector sees the care before booking.
→ A gallery can compare the options without a call.
→ The first conversation starts at trust, not at price.
The look is quiet and gallery-like: warm cream, charcoal, and soft serif type, so the work stays the focus.
When someone is trusting you with something that can’t be replaced, don’t tell them you’re careful. Show them.
What’s the most irreplaceable thing you’ve ever had to trust someone else to move?
#BuildingInPublic #WebDesign #UXDesign #CreativeDirection #BrandDesign
Designed a modern Shopify fashion ecommerce website focused on luxury women's clothing, product discovery, and a smooth shopping experience. The storefront features a bold promotional hero, shop-by-category navigation, new arrivals, curated clothing collections, product grids, sale sections, shoppable social content, and brand storytelling.
The goal was to create an elegant and easy-to-navigate online store that showcases statement outfits, helps customers explore different styles, and guides shoppers from discovering new arrivals to selecting products and completing their purchases.
The Lovable Challenge is officially done! Big shoutout to everyone who participated, liked, commented, shared, and scrolled through 🙌
Congratulations to the winners:
1st place: Sergey Bertagnini
2nd place: Lubos Belak
3rd place: Alice D.
Social Media Superstar: Victoria Lishchuk
