One Platform, Every Bench: A Guide to the LinkStudio Modules

A single piece of fine jewelry passes through many hands before it reaches a client. A designer sketches it. A CAD designer models it. A dealer sends stones on memo. A jeweler casts, sets and finishes it. Each of them runs a real business, and each keeps their own records, in their own spreadsheets, notebooks and inboxes.

LinkStudio is built around that reality. Instead of one generic tool that asks everyone to work the same way, the platform is organized into modules, one for each role in the trade. Each module is designed around the work that person actually does. Because they share one platform, the work can pass from one module to the next without being re-typed, re-sent or re-explained.

Here is what each module does, who it is for, and how they fit together.

The Designer Module

We started with designers and brands because they sit at the center of the industry. A designer sells to private clients, e-commerce customers and wholesale accounts. The same designer also develops new pieces, sources materials and manages production. That is a lot of businesses inside one business, and the Designer Module is built to hold all of them.

Dashboard. The day starts with a view of the whole business: new inquiries, outstanding sales, pieces in development or production, what you owe and what you are owed, cash flow projections, account balances and upcoming events.

Client management and clienteling. Every client and retail partner has a secure record of past purchases, repairs and wishlists. From there you can track incoming leads and build proposals and price estimates without starting from a blank spreadsheet. The module works the same whether you are selling to a private client, a retailer or an independent salesperson.

Catalog and design management. Your website catalog and your full design archive live in one place, classified so you can find any style quickly.

Product development. Follow each piece from sketch to sourcing to model making, with every conversation attached to the item it concerns. Coordinate with your CAD designer, review and store 3D files, and talk directly with your jeweler and stone dealers. Merchandising boards help you build a new collection, and they double as mood boards for private client appointments.

Sourcing and production. Work with the suppliers you already trust, or find new ones through the LinkStudio network. Memos, invoices and payments happen inside the platform. Once a piece moves into production, your jeweler, caster and anyone else who touches it are connected to the same record, so updates and reminders no longer get lost in long email threads.

Receivables and payables. Bill private and wholesale customers, and review and pay supplier invoices, whether for a single piece or a full production run. Costs are tracked at the item level, so you know the true cost of goods for every piece you sell.

Inventory. See where every piece is: in your office, with a retail account or out on loan. Value inventory by material at current market rates, and look back at your purchasing history.

Appraisals. Connect with third-party labs for quality control and insurance-ready appraisals.

The CAD Module

CAD designers turn a sketch into a model that can be cast, and they often work for many brands at once. Their work usually arrives as a scattered set of emails, attachments and revision notes. The CAD Module gives that work a home.

Dashboard. See incoming job requests, outstanding items, and paid and unpaid invoices at a glance.

Clients, files and portfolio. Keep client records organized, store and send 3D files, and track each model from first brief to final approval alongside the conversation that shaped it.

Receivables and payables. Invoice clients and keep track of what has been paid without a separate bookkeeping system.

Find clients. Make your profile public to showcase your work. Designers looking for CAD support can find you through the LinkStudio network.

The Dealer Module

Few things in the trade are as particular as the memo: goods that have left the vault and sit in a customer's hands, yet still belong to the dealer. Most software has no way to represent that. The Dealer Module is built around it.

Digital memos. No more handwritten memos. Create memos for any customer through the platform, whether or not that customer uses LinkStudio.

Inventory. Record goods by lot or by individual item, and see where everything is, in your office or out on memo with a customer.

Memo to invoice. When a customer keeps goods, reconcile the memo and convert it to an invoice in a few steps, with no re-typing. Supplier invoices and item-level cost of goods are tracked in the same place.

Dashboard and clients. Memo requests, outstanding memos, invoices and inventory are visible on one screen, with secure records for every customer.

The Jeweler Module

Jewelers and workshops are where design becomes metal and stone. Many of them also sell directly, take custom commissions and handle repairs, so their days split between the bench and the business. The Jeweler Module covers both.

Production. Coordinate with casters and everyone else involved in fabrication from one record per piece, instead of following a thread of emails. Updates, reminders, bills and payments can be managed for a single item or a whole account.

Sourcing. Work with your existing suppliers or find new ones in the network, with memos, invoices and payments handled in the platform.

Clients and sales. Keep records of client purchases, repairs and wishlists. Track inquiries, send proposals and estimates, and manage orders for private clients, retailers and independent salespeople.

Inventory and finances. Track inventory across your workshop, retail accounts and loan-outs, valued by material at current market rates. Bill customers, pay suppliers and see your cost of goods for each piece.

What Comes Next

The first four modules cover the core of how a piece gets made. More of the supply chain will follow.

Retailers will connect directly with brands to view inventory and item specifications, place orders and follow custom production.

Casting houses and findings companies will join the production network, so the parts and processes behind every piece connect to the same record.

Appraisal labs will receive item information directly from clients and store appraisals and reports alongside the piece they describe.

Private jewelers and independent salespeople will manage clients and their wishlists, buy from designers with their own markup structures, commission custom projects and organize special events.

Why the Modules Belong Together

Each module is useful on its own. The real value appears when they connect. A designer's production order reaches the jeweler without a forwarded email. A dealer's memo becomes the designer's sourcing record. A CAD file lives with the piece it was made for. Each person keeps control of their own business and their own clients, while the work moves between them in one place.

The fine jewelry industry is built on relationships and on craft passed down through generations. The processes behind them deserve the same care. LinkStudio exists to give the small businesses that make up this industry a connected supply chain that has been overdue for a long time.

If you're a designer, CAD designer, dealer or jeweler and you'd like to see how LinkStudio would work for your business, request a demo.