One of Lama's core product is "the Studio", a place where you can source, create and order quality print-on-demand products.
Here is the list of products you can create in the Studio :
Fine Art print products
Clothing and merchandising (coming soon)
Custom packaging (coming soon)
... more to come !
Some of the products are being made directly by Lama (eg. Fine Art prints) and for some others we are working with vetted suppliers we've carefully selected (eg. clothing). All the products we are proposing are :
high-quality
responsibly made
durable
fairly priced
The Studio is what we call a "print-on-demand platform", and you can use it independently from the Lama store.
Case 1 : I just want to use the Studio
If you have already an online store, you can of course use the Studio like a traditional print-on-demand platform and order custom products manually.
Here are the different use cases :
Manual Studio order for yourself : you can order Studio products for yourself (eg. you want to stock up products in prevision of a creator market)
Manual Studio order for a customer : you can order Studio products for your customers and ship the products directly to them (manual dropshipping)
In other words, no need to create a Lama store to enjoy the service of the Studio. However, it is for now not possible to connect third party ecommerce platforms such as Shopify, Squarespace or Etsy to the Studio so as to automate your order fulfillments. In other words, when you have a sale, you will have to log into your Lama account, go to the Studio and order the desired product manually to ship it directly to your final customer. You will be able to track your order normally but you'll have to follow-up with your final customer by yourself.
Case 2 : I want to use the Studio + the Store
If you don't have a store yet (or if you want to migrate your current store to Lama - wise move ! :)) you can combine the power of our two services - the Studio + the Store - by selling directly on your Lama Store the products you've created in the Studio. It is the best way to automate your Studio product sales - when you sell a product, we produce and fulfill the order for you automatically.
When you use the Studio + the Store, you might have the following use cases :
Manual Studio order for yourself : you can order Studio products for yourself (eg. you want to stock up products in prevision of a creator market)
Manual Studio order for a customer : you can order Studio products for your customers and ship the products directly to them (manual dropshipping)
Automatic Studio order from a Store sale : when you have a Studio product sale on your Store, a Studio order is automatically created and we fulfill the order for you (automatic dropshipping)