Cami Studio Website

Cami Studio Design is a small scale handmade ceramic studio that create decorative pieces and needed an e-commerce website to communicate the brand vision and sell the pieces online.

E-commerce Website

Web Designer

2023

Goals & Objectives

Cami Studio Website

Cami Studio Design is a personal ceramics brand based in Tossa de Mar, focused on handmade, sustainable pieces inspired by nature and architecture.

The goal of the website was to create a digital space that reflects the brand’s identity while supporting online sales and long-term growth.

Key objectives:

  • Translate a physical craft into a digital experience

  • Reflect the brand’s calm, natural, and architectural identity

  • Create a seamless shopping experience

  • Build trust through storytelling and transparency

  • Support product discovery and conversion

Research

Cami Studio Website

As both designer and maker, I had a deep understanding of the product and brand values, but I still approached the project with a structured UX mindset.

  • Analysis of ceramic and lifestyle e-commerce websites

  • Study of user expectations in small-brand online shops

  • Identification of key trust elements (materials, process, sustainability)

  • Mapping user journeys from discovery to purchase

One key insight was that users don’t only buy products — they connect with the story behind them. The website needed to balance commerce and storytelling.

Prototype

Cami Studio Website

I translated the brand and business goals into a clear structure:

  • Information architecture and product categorization

  • Navigation focused on simplicity and exploration

  • Wireframes to define layout and hierarchy

  • Iteration on product pages to balance aesthetics and usability

The goal was to create a frictionless experience while allowing space for the brand’s narrative.

Visual Guide

Cami Studio Website

The visual direction was directly inspired by the brand itself:

  • Natural color palette reflecting the environment

  • Minimal and clean layouts

  • Strong focus on photography and products

  • Logo and typography supporting calm and readability

My architectural background influenced the use of grids, spacing, and composition, creating a balance between structure and organic expression.

Final Design

Cami Studio Website

With a fully developed Figma prototype and clear brand guidelines, I led the handover and communication with the development team.

The website was built to support both brand experience and e-commerce performance, combining clear product pages, thoughtful storytelling, and a scalable structure for future collections.

The result is a digital extension of the studio: a space where users can discover, understand, and connect with the work before purchasing.

Iteration Takeaway

Based on common e-commerce patterns, I initially structured the shop with multiple layers — categories, collections, and oversell logic.

However, after using the website in a real context, I realized this level of complexity didn’t fit the scale and needs of a handmade ceramics business.

I simplified the structure to focus on flexible categories that can evolve with each collection, while allowing product-level adaptability (such as enabling or disabling oversell depending on the piece).

This iteration highlighted the importance of aligning design decisions with the actual scale and reality of the business — not just industry standards.