About us
Architecture runs on connection. Most of it never happens.
Designers and brands depend on the same thing: being visible to the right people at the right time. Today that visibility is scattered across networks, inboxes, trade fairs, and chance. Archtivy exists so that built work, products, and credits can live in one place—and so that the right connections can happen without depending on luck.
The gap is structural
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Designers report spending a large share of project time simply identifying and vetting suitable brands and products—time that could go into design and delivery.
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Many manufacturers still rely on personal networks and a small set of known studios for the majority of their specification opportunities.
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A significant proportion of potential collaborations never occur because there is no shared, searchable record of who did what, and with which products.
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Without a central place for projects and products, visibility is tied to who you already know, not who you should know.
Why Archtivy exists
Archtivy came from the day-to-day reality of practice: the same search for the right products, the same dependence on PDFs and spreadsheets, the same hope that the right brand would appear at the right moment. It wasn’t conceived as a startup idea. It came from the frustration of seeing good work stay invisible and good products stay undiscovered.
The industry still runs on introductions, referrals, and being in the right room. That works for some. For everyone else—emerging studios, smaller brands, designers outside the usual circles—it creates a permanent disadvantage. Archtivy is a response to that: a single place where projects and products can be published, linked, and found. Not a replacement for relationships, but a way for the right ones to form.
What changes for designers
Without a shared platform, designers work in relative isolation. Product knowledge stays fragmented across brochures, websites, and word of mouth. Access to brands is uneven—often best for those who already have the strongest networks. The result is more time spent searching and less time designing, and many options never considered simply because they were never seen.
Archtivy shifts that. Your work can be published in one place, with clear credits and linked products. That improves discoverability: others can see what you’ve built and with whom. It adds context: projects show how products perform in real use. And it creates lasting visibility that isn’t tied to a single fair, pitch, or email thread. You stay findable. The right brands can find you.
What changes for brands
Brands know the limits of cold outreach, one-off events, and dependence on reps and fairs. Visibility is often short-lived; presence is hard to maintain. Reaching the designers who actually specify your products—and staying in their view—remains difficult without a stable, searchable place where work and products meet.
Archtivy is built for that. It’s a place where your products can sit alongside real projects: specified, documented, and credited. That’s specification and discovery, not advertising. Designers search by project type, location, or product—and find you in context. Your presence is ongoing, not tied to a single campaign or event. You become part of how designers discover and specify, not an interruption.