This is the format of the document DAF delivers within 24–48 hours of a brief. Client details are anonymized. Every number reflects realistic workshop pricing.
“Living room, 18×22ft, east-facing. The client wanted something warm, liveable — not a showroom. Three primary pieces plus lighting and soft furnishings. Budget: $14,000. No hard deadline.”
Production run confirmed. Workshop has current capacity.
Steel base fabricated in-house. Wood top kiln-dried on site.
Hand-blown. Each piece initialled by glassblower. Allow 2-week variation per unit.
Upholstery fabric sourced separately — sample approved by client.
Current dye lot available. Recommend ordering before lot closes.
Review and approve this plan within 14 days. The document expires 28 October 2024 — lead times are held until then.
Sign the client agreement (8 pages, sent separately). 50% deposit unlocks sourcing.
Your Specialist contacts each workshop and places orders within 48 hours of deposit clearance.
You receive delivery schedule and tracking within 72 hours of order placement.
“The pendant lead time is the longest variable here. If you want to accelerate the project, we can stage delivery — chairs and table first, pendants when they’re ready. Let me know what works.”
Send your brief.
You’ll receive a document like this within 24–48 hours. Supplier cost visible. 20% fee itemized. Nothing else.
Every column.Every reason.
The sourcing plan above is a real document. Every field was designed with a purpose. Here’s what each column contains and why it’s there.
A unique identifier for each piece in this sourcing plan. Carries through to the contract, the invoice, and the project record.
If you have a question about a specific piece at any stage, the line item number is how we both find it immediately.
The name and full specification of the piece: dimensions, material, finish, configuration. Everything that makes one piece different from another.
Vague descriptions cause production disputes. Every field is specific enough to hold a workshop accountable.
The legal name and city of the workshop. You know who is making this piece before production begins.
You're not buying from us — you're buying from a workshop, through us. You should know who they are.
Quantity ordered. Verified against the delivery note at delivery.
Discrepancies at delivery are handled immediately — not after you've unpacked everything.
What the workshop charges per piece, in the original currency. This is what DAF pays — not a marked-up version of what DAF pays.
You are entitled to know this. The 20% is added transparently above it, not hidden inside it.
Supplier cost × quantity + 20% DAF fee. These appear as separate line items in the contract and invoice.
The fee is never blended. You can verify every number.
The workshop's stated production window. Based on documented history, not their estimate in isolation.
We require lead time history before accepting a quoted window. If the window changes mid-production, you hear from your Specialist first.
The current state of the piece at plan stage: Confirmed, Pending, Alternative available.
Nothing in this plan is speculative. If a workshop hasn't confirmed capacity, it says Pending.
Specialist notes about the piece — material sourcing, production context, alternatives considered, anything relevant.
The note is the Specialist's reasoning visible. Not decoration — it's the record of the judgment call behind each piece.
This document is not a quote. It is a legally binding sourcing plan that becomes part of the DAF client agreement. Every field is reviewed before the contract is signed. Nothing is approximate.