Fabric for industrial design agencies

Industrial design projects run for months or years. The material research from the concept phase needs to be findable during prototyping. The mood board from the initial client presentation needs to be accessible during manufacturing. The supplier conversation about tooling costs from four months ago contains a detail that's now critical. Long timelines mean context decay: the further from a decision, the harder to recall the reasoning.

Fabric keeps your materials research, supplier conversations, and design rationale searchable across the entire project timeline. Reference images from day one are findable on day 300 because AI search works by meaning, not by memory.

Materials and supplier research in one place

Material samples photographed on the mobile app. Supplier spec sheets forwarded from email to email-to-note. Manufacturing constraints from calls transcribed by AI voice notes. Competitor products photographed during trade shows. Everything feeds one searchable library. "The supplier who quoted on injection moulding for the housing" finds the conversation.

Similar search finds visually related materials and finishes across your library. Drop in a material sample photo and find everything with a similar texture or colour.

Design rationale that survives the timeline

Self-writing docs produce decision logs from your meetings and Slack. When the client asks in month eight why you chose this material over that one, the reasoning from the month-two meeting is documented and findable. The AI assistant traces the history of any design decision across the full project record.

Mood boards and references on the canvas

The canvas lets you arrange material samples, reference images, competitor products, and design concepts spatially. Build mood boards and direction boards that evolve with the project. Real-time collaboration means the team works on the same surface. See moodboards.

Client sharing and feedback

Publish concept presentations and progress updates with password protection and link analytics. Annotations let clients and stakeholders pin feedback to exact spots on renders, drawings, and prototypes.

For the full agency workflow, see Fabric for agencies. For managing the team's reference library, see digital asset management.

Get started

Keep months of design context searchable across the full timeline. Try Fabric free. See pricing for teams.

FAQs

Can I find references from months ago?

Yes. AI search finds any reference by meaning regardless of when it was saved.

Can I search supplier conversations?

Yes. Forward emails to email-to-note. Transcribe calls with AI voice notes. All searchable.

Can the AI explain past design decisions?

Yes. Decision logs capture the reasoning. The AI assistant traces decisions across the timeline.

Can I find similar materials by photo?

Yes. Similar search finds visually related materials across your library.

Can I build mood boards that evolve?

Yes. The canvas supports evolving direction boards with real-time collaboration.

Can clients leave feedback on renders?

Yes. Annotations pin comments to exact spots with drawing support.

Can I share with tracked links?

Yes. Publish with password protection and link analytics.

What happens when team members change?

Full project context remains searchable. New members access the complete history.

Is client data secure?

Yes. AES-256 encryption, CASA Tier 2 compliant. Data never used for model training.