Featured product case study · Active development
Part fashion publication, part reference library, and part private cabinet—an original product built for people who want to understand beautiful things more deeply.
The premise
What if fashion discovery rewarded curiosity and discernment—not urgency?Visit Heirloom Scholar ↗
Most fashion discovery tools are organized around purchasing. They make it easy to see more, buy faster, and forget quickly. I wanted a product that could support materials research, maker knowledge, memory, personal taste, and a longer relationship with what we own.
Heirloom Scholar combines editorial storytelling, a structured maker index, saved searches, personal collections, and carefully labelled research. Its rooms and recurring visual language make a large information system feel intimate rather than institutional.
Product strategy, research, information architecture, UX direction, visual identity, technical architecture, data modelling, iterative development, testing, editorial systems, and implementation.
A working product with multiple editorial and research pathways, account-aware features, persistent collections, and a distinct point of view. It remains in active development as features and editorial concepts evolve through hands-on testing.
What this work proves
Heirloom Scholar moves from an emotionally complex idea through interface decisions, structured information, technical systems, and a functioning experience. It demonstrates the exact work Lantern exists to do: make the ambitious idea coherent, beautiful, and real.
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