Shopify web design for makers, artists and design stores
Ready for a Shopify store that actually feels like yours?
Picture a Shopify store that grows with you: everything managed from one straightforward dashboard, new products added the moment you're ready, and your site holding up even on your busiest launch day.
For the people buying from you, it's just as smooth: finding you through search, browsing easily from their phone, and checking out securely with a system they trust.
And, most importantly, your store finally tells the story behind what you make, with room for each piece to breathe, feeling like a natural extension of your own brand, not rented space on someone else's platform.
Whether you're just launching your first Shopify store or scaling an established one, our thoughtfully structured Shopify web design and development offerings are here to support you on every stage of your e-commerce journey.
Choose your experience:
(01) E-commerce Strategy Roadmap
CLARITY & DIRECTION FOR YOUR SHOPIFY JOURNEY
Perfect for you if…
…you're ready to build or elevate your Shopify store but need a clear path forward. In this strategy intensive, we'll take a close look at your current setup, explore your goals and customer journey, and offer tailored guidance on structure, apps, and visual direction, scoping the project correctly from the start and phasing it into stages if that serves you better. You'll walk away with a thoughtful document that outlines your next steps with clarity and purpose. This can also be added as an optional first step before a Shopify Atelier, adding a strategic layer to it, so priorities and direction are settled before the build begins. Should you decide to move forward with a full Shopify Bespoke project instead, your investment in this intensive will be credited toward the build.
Investment: $700 USD
Project length: 1-2 weeks
(02) Shopify Atelier
YOUR FIRST SHOPIFY STORE, READY TO LAUNCH IN ONE TO TWO WEEKS
Perfect for you if…
…you're just getting started or transitioning to Shopify and want to launch quickly, with a polished store styled and ready to sell with confidence. Working within our in-house template's proven structure, we handle everything your store needs, from settings to your collection and product pages, so the result feels intentional and genuinely yours. The Shopify Atelier + Visibility Uplift package adds SEO and copy editing support for stores that want search-ready copy from day one. It's especially suited to makers, artisans, and artists who want their first Shopify store built without the price tag and the open-ended scope of a fully custom build.
Investment: starting at $3,600 USD
Project length: 1-2 weeks
(03) Shopify Bespoke
1:1 E-COMMERCE WEBSITE EXPERIENCE
Perfect for you if…
…you’re an established brand ready to elevate your online store with a bespoke Shopify design that reflects your vision and supports your growth. This is our most comprehensive offering that is ideal for those who need a thoughtfully designed, fully functional e-commerce experience that’s visually refined and purposefully built to perform. SEO is woven in from the very start, your store search-optimised from the ground up. From brand storytelling to seamless checkout, we design every step of the customer journey with intention and care.
Investment: starting at $7,000 USD
Project length: 4-8 weeks
Frequently asked questions about our Shopify website design services:
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With the Shopify Atelier, the work itself is done within 1 to 2 weeks. Shopify Bespoke projects run 2–8 weeks, depending on scope and whether we start with the E-commerce Strategy Roadmap as a separate service or not.
What makes any of these timelines possible is the preparation that comes before: your filled-out Store Info & Content Guide and images you'll be providing, all due at least one week before your start date.
You can book your project dates up to three months in advance, so there's no rush, gather everything at your own pace. Earlier is better though, since availability shifts throughout the year!
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Yes! Everything runs through your client portal, including voice messages, so time zones don't create the friction they would with scheduled calls. Atelier stays fully asynchronous throughout. Roadmap and Bespoke can include an optional call if you'd genuinely prefer one, but nothing requires it.
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The Shopify Atelier starts at $3,600 USD, covering a complete, launch-ready store built on one of our in-house templates. Want done-for-you SEO foundations and website copy editing (or writing) included too? The Shopify Atelier + Visibility Uplift package is $4,950 USD. For more complex or fully custom Shopify projects, Shopify Bespoke begins from $7,000 USD and is scoped individually.
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Yes! For the Shopify Atelier, projects are split into 2 payments, that's $1,800 USD per payment (or $2,475 USD if you choose the Shopify Atelier + Visibility Uplift package).
For the Shopify Bespoke, payment in 2-4 instalments is available, depending on the project.
The first payment is a non-refundable deposit that secures your project dates, once it lands and your contract is signed, your start date is confirmed and your client portal login details will follow shortly after.
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Yes! SEO foundations are included in every project, never an afterthought. Depending on scope, that preparation is either yours to arrive with, keywords and optimised copy ready, or ours to handle entirely.
Search has changed shape recently, and it's worth knowing what that means for your store. It's no longer just about ranking on Google. AI tools like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews are increasingly where people start looking, whether they're searching for "handmade ceramics near me" or asking an AI assistant to recommend a maker. Some people are calling this shift Search Everywhere Optimisation, since visibility now stretches well beyond one search engine.
The good news? The groundwork is largely the same either way. Clear page titles, well-structured headings, descriptive image alt text, and copy that genuinely answers the questions your customers are asking, these are the foundations that help both traditional search engines and AI tools understand what your store offers and who it's for. Get this right from the start, and you're set up to be found wherever people are looking, today and as search continues to evolve.
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You've got a post-handover bug support window included with every website project (2 weeks for Shopify Atelier, 4 weeks for Shopify Bespoke). This covers fixing anything that isn't working as it should, not new scope, tweaks, or additional content. During this time, you can raise a bug via your client portal and we'll sort it.
Beyond that window, we're happy to work in phases. Got a wishlist of things you'd love your Shopify store to have eventually, more pages, extra features and apps? Keep it in mind, and get in touch when you're ready. For anything substantial, an E-commerce Strategy Roadmap first helps us map out the right direction before diving in. If it's ongoing visibility you're after rather than a specific build, Ongoing SEO Support is worth a mention too.
Note from your Shopify web designer:
Hello there! I’m Anastasiya.
I'm the founder of The Arigato Co. and an official Shopify Partner, working from Kyoto, Japan.
At one point in my career, I spent 4 years at the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design, helping manage the museum's online shop, work that reshaped who I wanted to design for. Part of that time meant sitting down with the craftsmen whose pieces we sold, hearing how each one had been made, and understanding just how much care lived inside a single object. What struck me most was how rarely that care carried through to their own brands' websites: beautifully made pieces, presented in a way that didn't reflect any of the craft behind them.
That gap is what led me here. I shifted the focus of my web design and development practice to highlight the work of makers, artisans and artists like the ones I met in Kyoto, whether their creations are sold via their own website or through a curating design store, presented with the same intention they put into making it.
That connection to Kyoto's craft world never really left. I still lead design tours through the city, visiting artisan ateliers and introducing visitors to the same makers and studios that first shaped how I think about craft.