Collector’s Reserve · Live product · 2026
Behind each piece, I built the service.
I designed and built the identity, website, front and back end, merchant journeys and Patricia’s workspace on my own. Catalogue, commerce, distribution, prospecting and measurement connect within one product.
The same piece travels through the whole product.
A published description commits a merchant, an availability, a price and a response to deliver. I connected that information to the tools used to operate the platform every day.
A working record for each piece
Photos, availability, price and review connect the merchant’s work to the public piece page.
A workspace that directs attention
Priorities lead Patricia to the relevant task, with its context and next action.
Measurement that leads back to work
Evidence and its coverage indicate what to examine in the catalogue, enquiries and acquisition.
Patricia starts her day with a next action.
A merchant application needs review, a piece needs correction, a conversation needs a reply. I made the “Today” workspace the entry point to these queues. It separates decisions to take now, matters to watch and the rest of the day.
Each priority keeps its context and a route to the right workspace. A received order leads back to settlement; a recorded transfer awaits a second check. Permissions and unavailable sources remain explicit in the workspace.
The public piece page has a working record.
The merchant prepares the piece, its information and photos. The workspace retrieves status, availability, price, originals and versions. I kept that link between private preparation and public presentation to establish what is ready to show.
Original photographs remain intact. Studio views and edits are derived versions; publication requires an original approved by a person. Historical records keep their own workflow, with a private draft before confirmation.
The merchant chooses an offer that fits.
The relationship starts before the catalogue. I built the offer journey, application, review and merchant access, followed by subscription management. Piece volume and support level make the differences between plans explicit.
The workspace surfaces incomplete profiles, access to restore and overdue subscriptions. The first paid merchant subscription is documented in October 2026; it marks the start of commercial operation.
The price also speaks the visitor’s currency.
I connected currency choice to catalogue cards and piece pages. The registry covers twelve currencies; the observed site offers that choice and displays the local equivalent, its date and conversion source.
The euro remains the reference price and payment currency. An outdated or inconsistent rate removes the local indication. This makes the amount readable internationally while keeping settlement on an explicit basis.
The quote commits a price and a service.
A request keeps the piece and its destination. The workspace prepares a detailed quote: packaging, transport, protection, taxes and assistance. The piece price comes from the catalogue; the buyer accepts the quote before payment.
I connected the order to preparation, shipping, receipt and settlement. Older orders retain a human bank transfer and a second check; Stripe Connect settlements follow a workflow conditional on the merchant account and configuration.
A piece can be discovered through several doors.
I prepared distribution by network with copy variants, media and their descriptions. The workspace brings together brand pages, Postiz-connected channels and posts that are published, scheduled or still in draft.
Distribution priorities start from an observation and propose an action. Interactions, views and website arrivals remain separate. Five Postiz channels are connected in the observed state; others still require manual work or API access.
The selection follows the reader’s frequency.
The catalogue also feeds the newsletter. Pieces must be published and have a visual; missing images lead back to the relevant merchant. Readers choose frequency and interests, with confirmation, pause and unsubscribe controls.
I built two workflows: automatic digests by frequency, and editorial issues to compose, review, approve and schedule. Batches resume after interruption, duplicate sends are controlled and an empty selection is not sent.
A discovered dealer becomes a record to qualify.
I built a worldwide registry to organise merchant research: country, speciality, establishment, sources, contactability and next action. Assessments retain their country and category rank; the global ranking remains indicative.
The record distinguishes a documented public channel, commercial qualification and an exchange actually made. Imports are previewed before application, duplicates are matched and follow-up retains deadlines. Worldwide coverage exposes territories still to document.
The number should point to the next task.
I connected buyer and merchant journeys to catalogue, enquiry, quote, order and subscription data. The direction workspace proposes qualified enquiries per week as the North Star metric, with its definition and inputs.
Action prompts connect evidence, confidence and a task: review a frequently viewed piece with no enquiry, complete a photo series or support a merchant. Measurement returns to the workspaces where action can be taken.
What is shown here
These screens come from the public website and workspace, observed on 11 October 2026. The latest GitHub main was reviewed separately, revision 42e68e8. Functions and connections are documented in code; captures show the service states available on that date.
Design extension: prospective workshop
The separate interactive workshop explores a different presentation of records and distribution. Its people, figures and requests are fictional. It complements the live product without serving as evidence of its implementation.
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