Catalyst by LABCOAT - Pinterest for product designers who want to manufacture
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Catalyst is a free visual inspiration platform for product designers and makers. Browse an AI-analyzed library of materials, finishes, textures, and products, each tagged with Design DNA (light play, texture, mood, surface, contrast).
Pin what speaks to you. Your collection builds a living taste profile of your design instincts.
When you're ready to make something real, LABCOAT's Product Studio turns your DNA into manufactured products.
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Hey everyone, Iβm Sam, solo founder of LABCOAT.
Catalyst started from a problem I kept running into: product designers collect inspiration everywhere (Pinterest, Instagram, Are.na) but none of those tools understand why something is inspiring from a manufacturing perspective.
What material is that? What finish? What process made it? How does the light interact with the surface?
Catalyst uses AI to analyze every image in the library and extract its Design DNA, the emotional and physical qualities that make something visually compelling. You browse, pin what speaks to you, and over time Catalyst builds your taste profile.
The endgame: hand that taste profile to LABCOATβs Product Studio and manufacture something real from your vision.
This is day one. Library is growing fast and new features are dropping all week. Would love your feedback.ββββββββββββββββ
Sam