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Slow Fashion Movement NL

An independent platform with a self-hosted CMS, giving the editorial team full autonomy.

The challenge

Slow Fashion Movement Netherlands needed to step out of the shadow of shared infrastructure and run a platform of its own, one where the editorial team owns its content, its data and its publishing rhythm, without depending on third parties.

The approach

I architected and built an independent platform on Next.js with a self-hosted Strapi CMS as its backbone.

  • Self-hosted Strapi giving the team complete editorial autonomy
  • Structured content models for articles, campaigns and community pages
  • A fast, accessible front end that puts long-form editorial content first
  • Ongoing collaboration: the platform grows as the movement does

The result

A platform the movement genuinely owns. The editorial team publishes independently, and the foundation is in place to keep expanding. This is an ongoing partnership.