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The All-in-One Platform for Urushi Artysans

Track every coat, every cure round, and every gram of gold across the months a piece takes.

Free forever. Self-funded. Built by makers, for urushi artysans.

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Free forever
Self-funded
75+ crafts
No credit card

Connected Workflow

One System. Zero Gaps.

Every part of your urushi lacquerware business talks to every other part - automatically.

1

Designs

Design and perfect your designs with precise materials and cost tracking.

Material managementCost per unit auto-calcVersion history
Materials & costs flow to production
2

Production

Track every batch through your pipeline with visual kanban boards.

Batch trackingStage-by-stage progressQuality checkpoints
Finished batches update inventory
3

Inventory

Real-time stock levels for raw materials and finished pieces.

Low-stock alertsSupplier trackingAuto-deduction on sale
Stock availability feeds into orders
4

Orders & Sales

Sell your pieces on the marketplace, at events, or via live streams.

Marketplace listingEvent POSOrder fulfillment

No more copy-pasting between spreadsheets - your urushi lacquerware data flows seamlessly.

Explore the Platform

See It in Action

Three core tools that urushi artysans use every day - production, designs, and inventory.

Production Tracking

Your Urushi Lacquerware Workflow, Visualized

From Prep to Decorate - every Batch tracked.

artysan.io/production
Prep1
Apply Base1
Cure1
Apply Lacquer1
Polish
Maki-e Sake CupART-001
24 piecesDay 1Prep
Plain Black Bento BoxART-002
12 piecesDay 3Apply Base
Lavender FieldsART-003
36 piecesDay 5Cure
Honey OatmealART-004
18 piecesDay 7Apply Lacquer
Visual kanban for every batchAdvance through stages with one click6 craft-specific production stagesQuality checkpoints at each step
Design Management

Every Design, Precisely Costed

Build, refine, and cost your designs down to the gram.

artysan.io/recipes
Maki-e Sake Cup
Active
$1.80/piece12 pieces
LacquerMetal PowderAbrasiveSubstrate
Plain Black Bento Box
Active
$2.50/piece18 pieces
LacquerMetal PowderAbrasiveSubstrate
Organize materials by categoryAuto-calculate cost per unitVersion history for every change4 material categories
Inventory Intelligence

Know What You Have

Track every material from purchase to production. Never run out mid-batch.

artysan.io/inventory
Material
CategoryStockValue
Lacquer 1
Lacquer
85%
$15.00
Metal Powder 2
Metal Powder
23%
$27.00
Abrasive 3
Abrasive
62%
$39.00
Substrate 4
Substrate
12%
$51.00
2 Materials below reorder point
Real-time stock levels with visual barsLow-stock alerts before you run outSupplier tracking and reorder pointsAuto-deduct when batches are made

I keep coat counts as pencil ticks on masking tape. One fallen label and a month of layers becomes archaeology.

The coat count problem

Craft Calculators

Precision Tools, Not Guesswork

2 specialized tools built for urushi artysans.

Cost

Interactive preview
500
Estimated Result68.0
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Sell your pieces. Keep your money.

Example: Selling a $25 piece

Artysan
$24.87
you keep
0.5% fee
Etsy
$21.75
you keep
13%+ fee
Amazon
$19.37
you keep
22.5%+ fee

The first humid week of summer wrinkled a coat I had cured a hundred times before. I had no record of last summer's timings to save me.

The chijimi problem

A gallery asked me to justify the price of a bowl that took four months. Every number I gave them was a reconstruction, and I knew it.

The pricing problem

Frequently Asked

Got Questions?

Common questions from urushi artysans like you.

Ready to cost your next piece, coat by coat?

Free forever ($0) - the full management platform. Business coming soon. No credit card required. Self-funded - we answer to makers, not investors.