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Wooden sideboard from the Collector’s Reserve catalogue
HI-DEF / PROJECT 001PLATFORM · COMMERCE · SERVICE

A MARKETPLACE, FROM FIRST IMPRESSION TO DAILY OPERATIONS.

COLLECTOR’S
RESERVE.

The public website is the visible part.

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THE CHALLENGE

Bring beauty
and complexity together.

Collector’s Reserve connects art and antiques dealers with their buyers. That experience also requires publishing pieces, supporting dealers, tracking orders, managing payments and preparing delivery.

Hi-Def designed the identity, journeys and platform as one service. The work covers the shopfront and the operations behind it.

THE PROJECT / OVERVIEW

Beauty on the outside.
A system on the inside.

The catalogue catches the eye. The platform then connects dealers, the team, payments, publishing and delivery.

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The complete Collector’s Reserve homepage: dealers, pieces, categories, services and footer.
Public website capture · October 2026 · original French interface
THE SYSTEM

Four layers.
One product.

01 / PUBLIC

Make people want to explore.

Catalogue, search, object pages, dealers, favourites, newsletter and checkout.

02 / TEAM

Enable the daily work.

Homepage CMS, object and media management, administration workspace, sales CRM and dealer portal.

03 / MONEY

Keep value moving.

Purchases and subscriptions through Stripe. Dealer payouts through Stripe Connect, with checks and status tracking.

04 / PUBLISHING & DELIVERY

Go beyond the screen.

Social content preparation with Postiz and n8n workflows; quotes, shipping and tracking prepared through carrier adapters.

BEHIND THE SCENES

What the marketplace homepage doesn’t show.

CMS

Selecting the content and objects featured on the site from the workspace.

CRM

Sales relationships, prospects, dealers and their journeys.

STRIPE CONNECT

The logic for commissions, payment states and dealer payouts.

POSTIZ + N8N

Preparing content for different networks and automating publication.

TRANSPORT

Preparing shipping quotes and bookings, with DHL Express, FedEx and UPS adapters in the code.

STATUS / OCTOBER 2026

A living product.
An honest view of its progress.

The public platform and its working tools exist. Payment journeys are connected to Stripe and Stripe Connect. Live shipping quotes still depend on carrier accounts, object data and real-world tests; some payout flows also need validation under real operating conditions.

This case study describes what has been built and identifies the work still being validated.

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YOUR BUSINESS,
BEYOND
THE SCREEN.

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