Case Study - Eastpak Artist Studio Charity Auction

High-stakes digital auction platform featuring one-of-a-kind backpacks designed by world-renowned artists, engineered to handle intensive real-time bidding while ensuring transaction security and seamless user experience.

Client
Eastpak
Year
2015
Service
Full Stack Development, DevOps

This project was a huge success and quite a technical achievement. Gary was able to deliver a fully functional auction platform in a relatively short time frame. The auction ran flawlessly and we raised a lot of money for charity.

Sven Dhollander (Eastpak)
Ecom Tech Supervisor

Project Overview

The Eastpak Artist Studio auction represented a unique fusion of fashion, art, and philanthropy. I developed a mission-critical digital platform to showcase and auction one-of-a-kind backpacks reimagined by world-renowned designers including Jean Paul Gaultier. This high-profile 24-hour event required a bulletproof technical foundation to handle intense bidding competition while maintaining absolute transaction integrity.

As sole developer, I architected and implemented the entire auction ecosystem from concept to deployment. The platform featured individual eBay-style listings for each artist's creation, complete with real-time bid tracking, instant notifications, and secure payment processing. Every aspect was engineered to create excitement and urgency, ultimately maximizing contributions to the Designers Against AIDS charity initiative.

What I Delivered

  • Responsive Web App

    ReactJSJWT AuthenticationSCSS
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  • API

    NODE.JSExpress.jsSock.jsJWT AuthenticationMySQL
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