Project case study / draeth
DRÆTH
High craftsmanship & modest luxury fashion house
A modern full-stack clothing brand platform built as a Turborepo monorepo. Features an editorial luxury storefront in Next.js, dedicated admin management dashboard, Express.js backend with Prisma and PostgreSQL, Cloudflare R2 media storage, and Docker containerization.
Role
Full-Stack Engineer & Monorepo Architect
Platform
WEB
Category
E-commerce platform
Impact
Full-stack luxury e-commerce ecosystem with high-speed media delivery & inventory dashboard
Project overview
DRÆTH is an upscale fashion and lifestyle platform operating on a modular Turborepo architecture containing a customer-facing Next.js storefront, an operational admin dashboard, a Bun-powered Express API, and shared Prisma/Zod packages.
02
DRÆTH
Next.js / TypeScript / Express.js / Prisma / PostgreSQL / Cloudflare R2 / Turborepo / Bun / Docker
02 / Challenge
What needed to change
Luxury fashion storefronts require ultra-fast image loading, bespoke editorial aesthetics, seamless bag/checkout workflows, and a synchronized inventory dashboard without cross-package code duplication.
03 / Solution
The delivered approach
Architected an end-to-end Turborepo monorepo with Bun, integrating Cloudflare R2 for asset storage, Prisma ORM on PostgreSQL for transactional product data, and strict shared Zod validation between storefront and backend.
Process & implementation
Monorepo & Package Architecture
Set up Turborepo workspaces dividing consumer storefront, operational dashboard, and shared database clients.
Data Modeling & API Pipeline
Designed relational database schemas for collections, apparel variants, customer carts, and order states.
Luxury Storefront & Asset Delivery
Crafted high-fidelity editorial UI with Cloudflare R2 CDN acceleration for lookbooks and product catalogs.
Responsibilities
- Architected Turborepo monorepo separating storefront, admin dashboard, API, and database packages
- Built responsive luxury shopping experience with Next.js, fluid typography, and bespoke bag management
- Implemented high-throughput Express REST API and PostgreSQL database schemas with Prisma
- Configured Cloudflare R2 object storage for instant delivery of high-resolution lookbook photography
- Created end-to-end type safety across the stack with shared Zod validation packages
Technology
Key capabilities
Outcome
A sophisticated, scalable modern e-commerce platform combining luxury brand aesthetics, frictionless shopping, and resilient backend architecture.
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