🔗 Before You Start
Check out the companion article: Company Page: Purpose, Benefits, and Best Practices
Choosing the Right Company Role
When you begin creating a company on Flameplace, the first step is to define its role. This decision determines the tools, visibility, and workflow logic available to your business.
🧩 Why Role Selection Matters
Flameplace mirrors the real-world structure of the interior design supply chain. That’s why choosing the right role ensures:
You receive access to the right tools (catalog, stock, etc.)
You appear correctly in search filters and recommendations
Your company is integrated into workflows as it would be in reality
Produces products — from handcrafted pieces to serial collections.
Main Function:
Upload and manage catalog and stock
Handle proformas and logistics
Also Can:
Create design projects
Request products from partners
Provide design services if needed
Best suited for:
Factories
Artisan workshops
Industrial manufacturers
Represents manufacturers globally or within specific regions.
Main Function:
Manage brand representation
Support clients and professionals locally
Also Can:
Create projects
Generate documentation on behalf of manufacturers
Best suited for:
Official representatives
Consortiums
Sales agencies
Sells interior items directly to clients and professionals.
Main Function:
Showroom and inventory management
Coordination with clients and manufacturers
Also Can:
Create and manage projects
Best suited for:
Showrooms
Distributors
Export offices
Sales reps
Creates and implements interior design projects for clients and partners.
Main Function:
Project creation and collaboration
Also Can:
Sell products if authorized
Best suited for:
Design studios
Architectural firms
Landscape designers
Freelance designers
✅ Tips for Choosing:
You can only assign one role per company (but one user can manage multiple companies)
Choose the role that matches your core commercial activity
Don’t worry — your role doesn’t limit collaboration: you can still connect across all roles
📌 If you offer both production and project services (e.g., a factory with in-house designers), select Manufacturer and set additional activities in your company’s specialization settings.