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title: Designed By Women
description: The “Designed by Women” project celebrates women's creativity and contributions to design through an immersive platform at the MBAM.
url: "https://kffein.com/en/projects/design-by-women"
date_modified: "2026-11-02T10:44:29-05:00"
---

 *Version française : [Femmes de design](https://kffein.com/fr/projets/femmes-de-design)*

# Project: Designed By Women

**An immersive digital showcase highlighting women’s design beyond the museum**

To extend the reach of the “Designed by Women” exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Kffein designed a platform showcasing works by 108 designers and 190 objects through an interface that blends seamless navigation, with the feel of a museum. The site brought in 19,000 unique visitors and generated a 60% increase in average traffic over the course of the exhibition.

- **Client:** Stewart Foundation
- **Category:** Brand website
- **Year:** 2023
- **Website:** <https://designedbywomen.org/en>

## A Digital Showcase for Women in Design

The Stewart Collection, an initiative spearheaded by philanthropist Liliane Stewart, celebrates the contributions of women in decorative arts and design. To expand the exhibition and broaden access to the collection, Kffein was tasked with developing an immersive digital platform, one that could showcase the exhibit’s 108 designers and 190 objects, blending editorial flow with a museum-like experience.

## Challenges

This project aimed to create a digital mirror of the physical collection, accessible to a wide audience, while offering an intuitive, fluid, and inspiring navigation experience. As a result, the platform needed to support multiple entry points into the collection, whether by search, by curated journey, or by discovery, and integrate high-res imagery without impacting performance. The final objective was to design a living, evolving platform capable of hosting future themed exhibitions.

Accolades

Features Delivered

### A collection to explore

An interactive showcase designed as a mirror of the physical exhibition, inviting visitors to browse more than 190 objects created by 108 designers.

### Choose your way in

A dual interface: a classic catalogue view for structured browsing, and a horizontal immersive view for those who prefer to wander.

### Discover by theme

Editorial groupings allow visitors to explore the collection from different angles: objects, a journey through design, textiles… a new perspective with every visit.

### An interface inspired by a museum journey

Navigation was designed to feel like an exhibition visit: the user moves through the works guided by a fluid rhythm and a clear visual hierarchy.

### Animations in service of the experience

Smooth object appearances, gentle transitions, a rhythmic experience: every movement reinforces the sensation of wandering and immersion.

### No compromise on performance

High-definition visuals: the site handles very high-quality images while maintaining excellent fluidity through precise technical optimization.