✦ La Forêt — Architectural Wardrobe

A high-end minimalist, Japandi-inspired e‑commerce storefront prototype built with React and TypeScript, featuring localized state architecture and interactive checkout simulations.

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Repository: AadhityaS-2124/La_Foret
Repo ID: 1279291272

Description: A high-end minimalist, Japandi-inspired e-commerce storefront prototype built with React and TypeScript, featuring localized state architecture and interactive checkout simulations.

Language composition:

Language	Percentage
TypeScript	85.2%
HTML	12.3%
JavaScript	2.0%
Other	0.5%

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What this is

La Forêt is a polished storefront prototype that demonstrates a minimal, hard‑edge Japandi design language applied to an e‑commerce experience. It’s intended for designers and frontend engineers who want a reference implementation of an editorial storefront: responsive layouts, a componentized UI, design tokens in Tailwind, and lightweight, type‑safe React + TypeScript architecture.

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Stack

• Languages: TypeScript (primary), HTML, JavaScript
• Framework / runtime: React 18 + Vite (TypeScript)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS + PostCSS (custom design tokens in tailwind.config.js)
• Notable libs / tooling: Vite, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, React

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Top-level layout

La-For-t/
├── public/                static assets
├── src/                   app source (components, views, utilities)
│   ├── components/        Header.tsx, Footer.tsx, shared UI
│   ├── views/             page-level view components (HomeView, ProductView, etc.)
│   ├── App.tsx            app wiring, router & layout
│   └── main.tsx           React entry (mount)
├── index.html             HTML entry
├── code.html              design / prototyping reference (previewable)
├── DESIGN.md              full design system & tokens
├── tailwind.config.js     Tailwind theme with La Forêt tokens
├── vite.config.ts         Vite configuration
├── tsconfig*.json         TypeScript config
├── package.json           scripts & dependencies
└── README.md              this file

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How it fits together

• App entry (src/main.tsx) mounts the React tree.
• src/App.tsx configures routing and the main layout: Header, Footer, page Views (Home, Objects, Product details, About, Journal, checkout modals).
• Components are organized into reusable UI pieces (Header, Footer, CartModal, ProductCard, etc.). The design system tokens live in tailwind.config.js and DESIGN.md; code.html contains an HTML prototype of the design language.
• Tailwind builds the design tokens into utilities at runtime for development (cdn/dev) or during Vite production builds.

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Quick start — run locally

Prerequisites:

• Node.js 16+ (LTS recommended)
• npm (or yarn)

Install & run:

git clone https://github.com/AadhityaS-2124/La-For-t.git
cd La-For-t
npm install
npm run dev        # starts Vite dev server (HMR) — default port 5173

Build & preview production:

npm run build
npm run preview    # serves the production build locally

Lint:

npm run lint

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Scripts (package.json)

• npm run dev — start development server (vite)
• npm run build — compile TypeScript and build with Vite
• npm run preview — preview production build
• npm run lint — ESLint check (configured to treat warnings strictly)

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Key files to inspect

• tailwind.config.js — full design tokens (colors, fonts, spacing, radius)
• DESIGN.md — comprehensive design spec (typography, palette, spacing, components)
• src/main.tsx — app bootstrap
• src/App.tsx — routing, layout composition and view mapping
• src/components/Header.tsx — site header/navigation (responsive, mobile menu)
• src/components/Footer.tsx — footer, newsletter form, links
• code.html — static prototype demonstrating the design system in a single file

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Design tokens & theming (at a glance)

• Grid unit: 4px (all spacing multiples of 4px)
• Max container width: 1440px
• Gutter: 24px
• Radius: 0px (sharp, rectilinear)
• Primary font: Playfair Display (headlines)
• Body font: Inter (light for airy UI)
• Accent color: muted sage (#7A827A) used sparingly for CTAs or banners

Modify tokens in tailwind.config.js to adjust color, spacing, or typography across the site.

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Accessibility & performance notes

• Typography scales and color contrasts are tuned for legibility (DESIGN.md).
• No decorative depth (shadows/gradients) — depth via tonal layering and lines.
• Vite + modern bundling yields performant, quick HMR during development and small production bundles.

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Troubleshooting

• Styles missing: confirm Tailwind content globs include index.html and src/**/*.{ts,tsx} and that you restarted the dev server after config changes.
• Port conflict: npm run dev -- --port 3000
• TypeScript compile errors: run npm run build to see full type checks
• Slow dev rebuilds: clear Vite cache (rm -rf node_modules/.vite) and restart

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How to customize (practical)

• Colors / tokens: edit tailwind.config.js → rebuild dev server.
• Fonts: replace Google Fonts lines in index.html and adjust fontFamily tokens in tailwind config.
• Add new views: create a view under src/views/, import into App.tsx, and add a route mapping.

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Try asking

• "Where is the header navigation logic (mobile menu + shipping banner) implemented?" — check src/components/Header.tsx.
• "How are design tokens defined and applied to components?" — inspect tailwind.config.js and DESIGN.md.
• "How does the product detail → checkout flow demo work?" — review src/views/ProductDetailView (entry in App.tsx) and any Cart/Checkout modal components.

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Contributing

This repo is maintained as a personal/prototype project. If you’d like to propose changes:

1. Open an issue describing the change or improvement.
2. Fork → create a feature branch → make changes → submit a pull request with screenshots and a short rationale.

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License & attribution

Reference / study use permitted. Please request permission for reuse of La Forêt branding or direct commercial use of the design assets.

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Author

Aadhitya S — https://github.com/AadhityaS-2124

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La Forêt — Silence is the loudest statement. ✦ Crafted with intention; zero compromise on quality.