Building the first-ever Shopify Hydrogen storefront
Shopify Supply was the first-ever Hydrogen storefront, with design and front-end development by our team at Domaine. Hydrogen is a Shopify-first headless development environment that helped our team build the experience better and faster, thanks to cutting-edge integration technologies and the ability to support numerous media types right out-of-the-box.
Building on Hydrogen is incredibly fast. Shopify challenged Domaine to design and develop its first headless site with bold designs, complex 3D models, and a seamless buyer experience in just 5 weeks—a significant challenge. Hydrogen’s pre-built components and absence of third-party CMS integrations made the process efficient. The flexibility to write both server and client components brought traditionally complex logic within reach, allowing the team to focus on creating rich brand experiences.
The team appreciated Shopify’s tech stack for Hydrogen, especially tools like Tailwind CSS, a utility-first framework. Though Tailwind presented a learning curve initially, it became a valuable resource as its utility became clear. By leveraging well-documented libraries like React and <model-viewer>, the team could quickly find solutions, standing on the shoulders of giants and accelerating development.
Every media type supported in Shopify is also supported in Hydrogen, simplifying the creation of interactive product experiences for agencies and developers. This enabled the team to be more creative, offering deeper brand and product connections through video, 3D, or AR. With headless development, the possibilities for richer product interactions via emerging technologies are limitless.
