For Designers & Trade Professionals

Your Design.
Our Sourcing Support in China.

Keep your design direction and your client relationship. Arcaya coordinates furniture, custom cabinetry, specifications, suppliers, quality checks and overseas delivery from China.

Discuss a Trade Project See How We Work
Start with approved selections, a moodboard, project plans or a defined sourcing package.
Studio team reviewing floor plans, fabric swatches and material samples
Product and specification schedule
Your project, documented
Specifications, quantities and open items on one schedule.
WHY DESIGNERS WORK WITH ARCAYA

Extend Your Studio Without Building a Sourcing Team in China.

Use Arcaya as your local project support team for the sourcing work you don’t want to manage supplier by supplier.

Without a China team
You chase five suppliers for one room.
Five threads, five quote formats, five sets of follow-up—held together by you.
5 threads 5 formats no owner
With Arcaya
One sourcing contact holds the whole project.
One contact One thread One schedule
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ROLES, AGREED UP FRONT

You Keep the Design. We Support the Execution.

Who is responsible for what, written down before the project starts—so nothing is assumed.

We support your project. We don’t redefine your design or replace your client relationship.
Us · Responsible for
We turn the design into a sourced, checked package
Product & supplier matching Specification coordination Quotation & follow-up Agreed quality checks Packing & shipping
THREE STARTING POINTS

Start With the Stage Your Project Is Already In.

Selections done, direction set, or drawings in progress—each stage has a different first step.

Already have approved selections? We can begin with a sourcing and quotation review—there is no need to buy a design service again.
ON THE GROUND

What We Handle in China.

Within the scope agreed for your project—stated, not assumed.

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Product Sourcing
Options matched to your approved direction.
02
Specification Coordination
Dimensions, materials and finishes confirmed in writing.
Material confirmation
Material confirmation
Finishes and upholstery checked against your specification.
03
Supplier Communication
Questions and changes tracked across every workshop.
Checks before shipment
Checks before shipment
Dimensions measured and recorded, issues documented.
04
Quotation & Order Coordination
Approved selections into one project quotation.
05
Quality Checks
Agreed checks, photographed before anything ships.
06
Packing & Delivery
Export packing and the agreed delivery arrangements.
Scope
Stated, not assumed.
Anything outside the agreed scope is discussed and priced before it starts.
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PROJECT RECORDS

Clear Project Records, Not Just Chat Messages.

Keep decisions, selections and progress visible throughout the sourcing process. Examples are shown as samples; real project records stay private.

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Specification Schedule
SCHEDULE · REV 2 Sample
Specification schedule
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Products, sizes, materials, quantities and status—per line.
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Quotation & Open Items
QUOTE · TRD-1184 Sample
Products (12 lines) Priced
Custom sizes 3 lines
Sourcing scope Agreed
Freight & duties Client side
Open item Stone slab — sample
What is priced, what is assumed and what is still unconfirmed.
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Project Update
UPDATE 04 / 08 Live
Sofa fabric approved by client
WEEK 3 · CONFIRMED
Cabinetry drawings in review
WEEK 4 · WITH YOU
Dining table in production
WEEK 4 · ON SCHEDULE
Completed, pending your confirmation, and the next step.
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QC & Packing Record
Quality check before packing
Checked
QC-1184 18 PHOTOS PACKING ✓
What was checked, how issues were handled, and how it shipped.
TRADE CASE STUDY

See How We Support a Design-Led Project.

The designer owned the scheme. We turned it into a sourceable, checked and shipped package.

Completed living and dining scheme
Residential New Jersey Pending confirmation
Sourced for this project
Living Dining Rugs & lighting One shipment
Stage to be confirmed
Living & dining package for a design-led residence
Designer provided
Floor plan, moodboard and product direction.
Arcaya supported
Sourcing, custom finishes, specification and pre-shipment checks.
Client / local team
Site dimensions, final approvals and installation.
Scope
Living furniture Dining furniture Rugs Lighting One shipment
Image, scope and stage to be verified with the team before launch.
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TRADE TERMS & SCOPE

A Clear Working Relationship From the Start.

No membership, no application queue. Scope, pricing and communication are agreed per project.

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Project-based scope
Support is defined around the needs of each project—no membership, no retainer to start.
02
Trade pricing & quotation
Product pricing and the agreed project support are confirmed before work proceeds.
03
Client relationship
Roles, communication and commercial relationships are agreed before the project begins.
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No surprise scope creep
Additional design, technical or project work is discussed before it is started.

Trade enquiry

Bring Us the Project
You’re Already Designing.

Send your approved selections, moodboard, plans or sourcing brief. We’ll review the scope and recommend the most practical next step.

  • Your design stays yoursRoles and client communication are agreed at the start of each project.
  • Scope before workAdditional design, technical or project work is discussed before it starts.
  • One project contactThe same person from first reply through checks and shipping.
Reply within 2–4 hoursNo payment at this step

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