Old-world craft, new-world components.
Each design system is three things: themed shadcn components, static assets, and the story of why it looks the way it does. Read the story, inspect the plate, then buy it.
The catalogue
- Plate 01 / 2026PaperPlate 01 / 2026Coming soon
Paper
Private-press editorial order, warm stock and a single rubric.
- Plate 02 / 2026InkPlate 02 / 2026Coming soon
Ink
Broadside confidence: compact headlines, stamp controls and ledger rhythm.
- Plate 03 / 2026StemPlate 03 / 2026Draft
Stem
Botanical line at the edges; clear reading in the centre.
- Plate 04 / 2026GiltPlate 04 / 2026Draft
Gilt
Machine-age precision for a considered occasion, not simulated luxury.
- Plate 05 / 2026WorkshopPlate 05 / 2026Draft
Workshop
A modular learning tool: geometry earns its place by explaining function.
- Plate 06 / 2026IndexPlate 06 / 2026Draft
Index
A usable document grid, with red reserved for a single next action.
- Plate 07 / 2026OrbitPlate 07 / 2026Draft
Orbit
Warm abstraction around a useful product, with no nostalgic props.
- Plate 08 / 2026GroovePlate 08 / 2026Draft
Groove
Expressive headlines and rounded actions; ordinary reading stays ordinary.
- Plate 09 / 2026OverprintPlate 09 / 2026Draft
Overprint
Small-edition energy: two inks, clear labels, deliberate overlap away from text.
- Plate 10 / 2026PlayroomPlate 10 / 2026Draft
Playroom
An adult-designed playful system, with decorative freedom outside the task.
- Plate 11 / 2026FieldworkPlate 11 / 2026Draft
Fieldwork
Everyday utility and material restraint, without borrowing a community's motifs.
- Plate 12 / 2026InterferencePlate 12 / 2026Draft
Interference
Optical order at the margins; absolute stillness behind the task.
Install in two steps
Buy a pack and Polar emails you a license key. Put the key in VINTAGEUI_KEY, add the registry to your components.json, then use the stock shadcn CLI. Without a valid key every install is refused.