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Project Overview

Iwashi Upcycling is a creative initiative focused on transforming discarded materials into beautiful, functional objects — celebrating craftsmanship, sustainability, and conscious consumerism. Their mission is to breathe new life into forgotten items and promote a more circular, thoughtful way of living.

As their project gained attention, Iwashi Upcycling needed a way to showcase and sell their unique pieces online. While the visual design of their website was already in progress, they required a seamless e-commerce solution — one that could be integrated without disrupting the site’s aesthetic, structure, or performance. That’s where Musketeer Computing stepped in.

The challenge

The Iwashi team already had a strong sense of visual identity and user experience, and the front-end design of their website was being handled separately. Our challenge was to integrate a robust and user-friendly e-commerce system into this existing framework — without interfering with the design, layout, or branding.

This meant working within specific technical and design constraints, ensuring compatibility with the site’s styling, and respecting the creative vision that had already been established. At the same time, the client needed a reliable backend setup: easy product management, secure payments, inventory control, and smooth checkout flows.

The e-commerce integration needed to:

  • Be discreet and fully aligned with the existing design
  • Support both physical and potentially digital products
  • Allow for future growth, like additional payment methods or customer account features
  • Be easy for the Iwashi team to manage on their own moving forward

Our Solution

Musketeer Computing handled the full e-commerce integration using WooCommerce, ensuring that the setup was lightweight, modular, and fully aligned with the existing WordPress environment.

Working in close coordination with the team managing the site design, we:

  • Integrated WooCommerce while maintaining the integrity of the existing UI and layout
  • Matched the styling of product pages, cart, and checkout to ensure a cohesive visual experience
  • Configured shipping, tax, and payment gateway settings to meet the client’s needs
  • Provided backend training and documentation so the Iwashi team could manage inventory, track orders, and make updates independently
  • Implemented key performance and security optimisations to keep the shop fast and reliable

Special care was taken to ensure that the e-commerce functionality felt native to the site — not bolted on — and worked seamlessly across devices and screen sizes.

Result Achieved

With the e-commerce platform now live, Iwashi Upcycling can sell their creations directly through their website — turning their digital space into a true extension of their mission. The integration works effortlessly in the background, allowing visitors to browse and purchase without any friction or confusion.

The client can now:

  • List new products quickly and easily
  • Receive secure payments via Stripe or other gateways
  • Manage orders, stock levels, and customer communications
  • Maintain full control over their shop without needing technical support for every update

Even though we didn’t handle the design of the site itself, our contribution was crucial in bringing the platform to life as a functional and reliable storefront. We made sure the technology stayed invisible to the customer — all while delivering a polished, stable shopping experience that honours the creativity behind the brand.

Client Testimonial

Merci beaucoup! Flo understood my needs for developing my business from a showcase site to an e-commerce site. With Flo, every problem has a solution! He was also very responsive when I had questions. I recommend him 3000%.

Conclusion

This project is a great example of how thoughtful integration can bring an existing website to life without compromising its design or vision. At Musketeer Computing, we specialise in working behind the scenes — building tools and systems that just work, so that creators and entrepreneurs can focus on what they do best.

Whether you’re building a new online shop from scratch or adding e-commerce to an existing site, we’ll help you make it seamless, scalable, and stress-free.

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