Graftstudio

SteamLine Luggage

A bespoke Shopify store for a Dublin luxury luggage brand, built so a huge catalogue is easy to shop.

Brief to launch
10 weeks
Products, shown as one easy range
200
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SteamLine makes vintage-inspired luggage in hundreds of combinations of collection, colour and lining. I built them a Shopify theme from scratch, with a product system that keeps all of that out of sight, so shoppers only see the case they want.

SteamLine Luggage designs vintage-inspired luggage in Dublin. It's been featured in Vogue, GQ and Esquire, and Margot Robbie and Reese Witherspoon travel with it.

Industry
Luxury Goods & Travel
Timeline
10 Weeks

Client feedback

“I'd never go back to working with a large agency after working with Graftstudio.”
Niamh RussellNiamh RussellOperations Director, SteamLine LuggageLuxury luggage used by Margot Robbie and Reese Witherspoon

What it had to do

SteamLine needed a store that could carry a big, complicated range and still feel like a luxury brand.

  • A huge catalogue

    Several collections, each with its own colourways and interior linings, from carry-on spinners to hatboxes and accessories.

  • Too many listings

    Shown as separate products, all those combinations would bury shoppers in near-identical listings.

  • A luxury bar

    Anything slow or clunky would make the brand look cheaper than it is.

What I built, in order

I built the theme from scratch around their catalogue, starting with how the products fit together.

  1. Product stitching

    A custom system that links collections, colourways, sizes and product types, so a shopper picks a colour or a size on one page and the right product follows.

  2. A wishlist

    A bespoke wishlist that saves pieces between visits, because people tend to build a SteamLine collection over time.

  3. The look

    A lookbook, smooth animation and layouts that adapt cleanly from phone to desktop.

  4. The stack

    Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js for a light, fast front end, with Klaviyo and Hotjar connected.

A Bespoke Shopify Experience for Luxury Travel
A Bespoke Shopify Experience for Luxury Travel

What it measured

Around 200 products now read as one clean, easy range, and the site loads quickly on every screen.

Talk it through

Thirty minutes on your store, your stack and what's not working.