How Source can help make your specifiers 15% more efficient annually
Who is Source?
Source is the decision engine for commercial construction product selection. We provide industry-leading data, on-demand experts and manufacturer connections needed to make fast and stress-free product decisions. Rooted in transparency and objectivity, designed for those who create commercial spaces dedicated to positive human influence.
You should check us out if you are a designer or architect that is:
Struggling with tight timelines that does not allow for the full creative process
Constantly worried that you’re not going to be able to get the samples you need, when you need them
Spending a lot of time emailing reps and keeping track of their responses
Meet Lily.
Lily is a blossoming interior designer who seeks to translate her passion for design into every space she works on.
Since joining her firm she works on 2-3 large commercial projects at a time and spends about 20% of her time specifying materials. Her billable hourly rate is $125.
By using Source, she is 15% more efficient in specification. Saving $7,800 annually in billable hours.
There are 5 other interior designers who work at this firm and specify materials and together they save $39,000 annually.
A mid-sized firm orders an average of 300 samples per month.
That is 3,900 lbs of samples
coming into a firm annually.
When you order your samples through Source, we come and pick up any samples you no longer need for free. After proper cleaning, we’ll re-inventory those samples for their next big shot at a project.
Sharing sampling resources within the community is not only more sustainable, but it also saves you time. No more emailing reps to come pick up their stuff.
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Source saves you time and money
Order multiple samples from over 1,900 brands with one checkout
With same-day delivery, Source gives your designers instant access to all library materials they need (from tip cards to terrazzo). Our central library can stock thousands more products than you can fit in your firm library, ensuring your designers have access to the best products available.
In a rush, you can simply give Source a list of your material needs and we will place the sample order on your behalf and delivered to you or a client. This saves a great deal of time.
Cut waste with our free sample pickup service
Source properly cleans the samples we receive back and gives them an opportunity to be sampled by the local design community for another project. This means there is much less waste.
“What drew me to Source is their commitment to sustainable returns, reuse, and recycling of finish samples that would otherwise build up, and be disposed of in the trash.”
-Mina, SERA
Expert product team that will provide you with options based on your requirements
Looking for that perfect product you saw in a photo or need some alternates for a material that has been discontinued? From quick-ship VE alternatives to custom solutions, Source will help research the best products based on the project’s requirements and bring you back solutions and options.
Now Serving Seattle + Bellevue Metro Areas
Our Founder.
Nicole Schmidt is the founder and CEO of Source. Source is the result of Nicole’s entrepreneurial roots and lifelong passion for construction and design. Nicole brings ample experience in both design and manufacturing. Nicole holds a BoFA in Interior Design from the Illinois Institute of Art — after which she spent five years at a Portland design firm, getting her start in hospitality design and eventually scaling up to leading projects for hotels across the country. From there, Nicole ran her own design studio for three years, working on boutique healthcare and retail projects. Nicole then switched to the other side of the market, honing her skills in sales and business development for both regional powerhouses and global brands.
While working in a cluttered, outdated sample library, inspiration (literally) struck. Nicole noticed that while the world at large was changing, certain facets of the world of architecture and design — with its antiquated product sample systems and lack of any centralized product database — was not. Source embodies Nicole’s commitment to transparency, efficiency and simplicity. In addition to the whirlwind of being a first-time founder, Nicole taught herself to code in order to bring Source to life, which launched in February 2020 and hosts standardized data and exportable photos for 160k+ products from 1900+ brands.