Design Studio // 01

Her cloth. Her dress.

In a handloom or fabric store, Ateliq turns the cloth a shopper picks into three dresses, then shows one on her. At head office, it turns a print, a sample or a trend into new designs in four views.

Films // 02

From a cloth to a couture piece.

A handloom store in Odisha, a fabric house in New York, and a head-office designer. Fictional brand and AI-generated models.

Try it here // 03

Three dresses from one cloth.

The same weave, motifs, colours and border, cut three ways. One takes its shape from a picture she sent from her phone.

A-line kurta dress in the maroon ikat
A-line kurta dress
A maroon handloom cotton ikat with woven fish and conch motifs and a temple border
Her cloth: a maroon handloom ikat with a temple border

Three dresses from this exact cloth. Choose one, then see it on her.

Illustrative: images made with AI in a test. The cloth, the shopper and the store are fictional.

Before and after // 04

Wipe from cloth to dress.

Drag across each pair: the cloth she picked and the dress it became, the picture she sent and the shape it lent, the design and the design on her.

A smocked midi made from that ikat, the border at the hem
A maroon handloom ikat with a temple border, beside A smocked midi made from that ikat, the border at the hem
The same shape made from her maroon ikat
A sage smocked dress she sent from her phone, beside The same shape made from her maroon ikat
The shopper wearing the design, same face and pose
The smocked ikat midi on a dress form, beside The shopper wearing the design, same face and pose
The same dress drawn as a real garment in sage cotton
A pencil sketch of a two-tier dress with balloon sleeves, beside The same dress drawn as a real garment in sage cotton
The same tiered midi made in the maroon ikat, its border at the hem
An indigo block-print tiered midi, beside The same tiered midi made in the maroon ikat, its border at the hem
The same midi on a model
A block-print tiered midi on a dress form, beside The same midi on a model
In the store // 05

About a minute, from bolt to dress.

  1. Picks a cloth

    She scans the cloth's tag at the mirror and asks for a dress. Two short questions: the occasion, and how long.

  2. Sends a dress she loves

    Through the QR on the mirror, from her photos or a screenshot. It lends the shape only, and is deleted when her visit ends.

  3. Sees three designs

    Three dresses from her exact cloth: the same weave, motifs and colours, the border at the hem. One takes the shape of her picture.

  4. Sees it on herself

    A photo of her in the design, with real light and drape. Same face, same pose, nothing altered.

  5. Gets it made

    Ateliq works out the cloth she needs, the stitching and the days, and sends the design to your tailor with her sizes.

In head office // 06

Waiting for a person.

Each concept arrives in head office with its four views and the reason it was drafted.

Product screen, illustrative data.

At head office // 07

New designs, in four views.

Upload a print or a sample dress and describe the new piece, or start from this week's approved trends. The Designer draws each design front, back, in detail and on a model.

A new indigo block-print tiered midi on a dress form, front
Front
The same midi from the back
Back
Close-up of the block-print motif where the yoke meets the first tier
Detail
The midi worn by a model
On a model
How designs are made // 08

From a trend to the mirror.

Five steps a week, and a person decides at the one that matters.

Indigo block-print day dress on a dress form

Step 1 of 5

Indigo block print, rising

The Trend Scout drafts a board for each city. Head office approves it, so only approved trends feed design.

Rust linen co-ord with pockets on a dress form

Step 2 of 5

A trend on a proven base

The Fashion Strategist builds the trend on a piece your shoppers already buy, adds the gap they keep asking about, and writes a brief.

A new indigo block-print tiered midi on a dress form, front

Step 3 of 5

Front, back, detail, on a model

The Designer draws the new piece in your style, four ways, and saves it as a draft.

The midi worn by a model

Step 4 of 5

Nothing goes out unapproved

Someone at head office with the right to publish approves the concept, or sends it back.

Mint chikankari day-wedding dress on a dress form

Step 5 of 5

Shoppers try it and vote

Approved concepts appear on the mirror as New ideas, marked not in store yet. Shoppers try them on and vote, and you export the votes.

Illustration of the weekly design flow, with images made with AI in a test.

The craft // 09

Designed with care for the craft.

  • The weave is kept

    Ikat keeps its feathered edges, borders and pallu are kept, and key motifs are never cut.

  • Honest claims

    No GI, Handloom Mark or handwoven claim is made unless the product says so.

  • Only real demand

    A concept is drafted only where a theme was asked for at least three times in 28 days, or a piece was tried on five times and never bought.

  • Concepts on the mirror

    Approved concepts appear as New ideas, marked not in store yet. Shoppers try them on and vote, and you export the results for your design team.

  • Her picture stays hers

    A picture she sends is used only for her design and deleted when her visit ends.

  • Ready for the tailor

    The cloth she needs, the stitching and the days, worked out and sent with her sizes. A maker's brief on request.

Specifications // 10

Tech specs

Starts from

A cloth's tag scanned at the mirror, or a print, a sample or an approved trend at head office

Designs

Three dresses from the shopper's cloth; head-office designs in four views: front, back, detail and on a model

Inspiration

A picture from her phone through a QR code. It lends the shape only and is deleted when her visit ends.

Try-on

A photo of her in the design, same face and pose

Making

Cloth needed, stitching and days, sent to the store's tailor with her sizes

Approval

A person approves every head-office design before any shopper sees it

Works for

Handloom stores, fabric and tailoring stores, and brands designing from their own pieces

The wall // 11

Made with Ateliq.

Designs, try-ons and clips from our demo store and our tests.

  • Cloth to dress, on the mirror
  • Smocked midi from her cloth
    Smocked midi from her cloth
  • Linen co-ord, from a trend
    Linen co-ord, from a trend
  • Photo-real, from the exact piece
  • From a pencil sketch to a dress, on a model
    From a pencil sketch to a dress, on a model
  • From a brief in words, a monsoon evening in Kolkata, to a dress
    From a brief in words, a monsoon evening in Kolkata, to a dress
  • Block-print midi, on a model
    Block-print midi, on a model
  • Gold hoops and an emerald pendant
    Gold hoops and an emerald pendant
  • Chikankari day-wedding dress
    Chikankari day-wedding dress
  • A four-second clip from one still
  • Her design, on her
    Her design, on her
  • Her ikat cloth, mixed with a tiered midi
    Her ikat cloth, mixed with a tiered midi

Made with Ateliq in our demo store and our tests. Illustrative: the people and garments are made with AI; the store is fictional.

Design partners // 13

See it on your own catalogue.

Try our demo store today, then reserve your first install. Design partners get the first screens and shape what Ateliq does next.

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