Webby 2026 Nominee Best Visual Design Function · Arts & Culture
Fondation Cartier
https://www.fondationcartier.comTemplate for cultural institutions, galleries, and luxury brands with cultural programs. Content depth (not just product showcase) is the conversion mechanism.
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Target Audience
Conversion Strategy
Template for cultural institutions, galleries, and luxury brands with cultural programs. Content depth (not just product showcase) is the conversion mechanism.
Design Patterns
Exhibition-led navigation; editorial article structure; event calendar integration; Elegant transitions; artwork hover reveals
Recommended Stack
Reusable Modules
- Exhibition As Primary Content Category Not About Us
- Cartier Red Used With Restraint As Prestige Signal
- Editorial Depth Full Artist Interviews Essays Documentation
Claude Design Prompt
Create an ORIGINAL design system inspired by the cultural institution, editorial luxury, art-forward, European cultural language of Fondation Cartier — never a copy. Palette: #FFFFFF, #1A1A1A, #C8102E, #F5F5F5, #8B8B8B. Typography: headline Custom editorial serif, body Clean light sans, accent Red Cartier accent. Layout: Exhibition-led navigation; editorial article structure; event calendar integration. Motion: Elegant transitions; artwork hover reveals. Reinterpret these signature techniques tastefully: Exhibition as primary content category (not 'about us'); Cartier red used with restraint as prestige signal; Editorial depth — full artist interviews, essays, documentation. Express a intellectual, refined, culturally authoritative, French personality (Creator, Sage archetype). Conversion-first, WCAG AA, dark/light ready, no scrolling marquees. Deliver design-dna.md + tokens.css.
Build Agent Prompt
Build an original, production-ready site in this design language using Custom CMS (Craft or Contentful), AREA 17's Twill CMS. Implement: Exhibition-led navigation; editorial article structure; event calendar integration. Recreate these interactions (respect prefers-reduced-motion): Exhibition as primary content category (not 'about us'); Cartier red used with restraint as prestige signal; Editorial depth — full artist interviews, essays, documentation. House rules: responsive (mobile/tablet/desktop, 500px floor), WCAG AA, Lighthouse 90+, dark/light toggle, unique imagery, no marquees. Match the intellectual, refined, culturally authoritative, French personality.
SMB Adaptation Notes
Restaurants
Translate Fondation Cartier's cultural institution approach to restaurants: Exhibition as primary content category (not 'about us') — adapted to menus, reservations, and location as the conversion path.
Home Services
Translate Fondation Cartier's cultural institution approach to home services: Exhibition as primary content category (not 'about us') — adapted to trust signals, a service catalog, and a book-a-quote CTA.
Professional Services
Translate Fondation Cartier's cultural institution approach to professional services: Exhibition as primary content category (not 'about us') — adapted to case studies, credentials, and a consultation CTA.
Automotive
Translate Fondation Cartier's cultural institution approach to automotive: Exhibition as primary content category (not 'about us') — adapted to showroom/inventory visuals and a test-drive booking CTA.
Real Estate
Translate Fondation Cartier's cultural institution approach to real estate: Exhibition as primary content category (not 'about us') — adapted to listings, neighborhood story, and an inquiry CTA.