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RAREculture: WordPress to Webflow Migration for NYC Art Consultancy

A New York-based art consultancy curating bespoke art programs for hospitality and commercial spaces worldwide, with installations at The Spiral NYC (Hudson Yards), St. Regis Macao, The Joseph Nashville, JW Marriott Nashville, and MGM Springfield.

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April 15, 2026

Parth Gaurav

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RAREculture: WordPress to Webflow Migration for NYC Art Consultancy

RAREculture is a New York-based art consultancy that curates bespoke art programs for hospitality and commercial spaces worldwide. Their portfolio includes installations at The Spiral NYC, St. Regis Macao, The Joseph Nashville, JW Marriott Nashville, and MGM Springfield, transforming spaces through art that connects brands with culture.

The Mission

RAREculture's WordPress website no longer reflected their evolution from boutique consultancy to industry leader with an international portfolio. They needed a digital presence that matched the caliber of their work, and gave their team the autonomy to showcase new projects without waiting on technical support.

The Outcome

A component-based Webflow website built through a full WordPress-to-Webflow migration, featuring dynamic portfolio management across 8-10 hospitality projects, mobile-optimized galleries, and automated newsletter-to-subscriber sync via Make.com. The site uses 5-6 reusable component modules that maintain visual consistency while giving the team flexibility. RAREculture's non-technical team can now add projects, publish blog content, and update imagery independently, with no developer or agency involvement required.

The Impact

RAREculture now operates with complete marketing autonomy. Their non-technical team manages 8-10 portfolio projects, blog content, and imagery updates independently through the CMS, after just a 32-minute training session. Before the migration, every update required a request to their managing agency and days of waiting. Now new project pages go live the same day. Newsletter signups flow directly to their Substack subscriber list through Make.com automation. The site reflects who they are today and scales as they grow.

RAREculture is a New York-based art consultancy that curates bespoke art programs for hospitality and commercial spaces worldwide. Their portfolio includes installations at The Spiral NYC, St. Regis Macao, The Joseph Nashville, JW Marriott Nashville, and MGM Springfield, transforming spaces through art that connects brands with culture.

The Integrations

The Services

Webflow Development

Platform Migration To Webflow

Jetboost Integration

Content Migration

Launched On

October 2025

The Press

The Mission

RAREculture's WordPress website no longer reflected their evolution from boutique consultancy to industry leader with an international portfolio. They needed a digital presence that matched the caliber of their work, and gave their team the autonomy to showcase new projects without waiting on technical support.

The Outcome

A component-based Webflow website built through a full WordPress-to-Webflow migration, featuring dynamic portfolio management across 8-10 hospitality projects, mobile-optimized galleries, and automated newsletter-to-subscriber sync via Make.com. The site uses 5-6 reusable component modules that maintain visual consistency while giving the team flexibility. RAREculture's non-technical team can now add projects, publish blog content, and update imagery independently, with no developer or agency involvement required.

The Impact

RAREculture now operates with complete marketing autonomy. Their non-technical team manages 8-10 portfolio projects, blog content, and imagery updates independently through the CMS, after just a 32-minute training session. Before the migration, every update required a request to their managing agency and days of waiting. Now new project pages go live the same day. Newsletter signups flow directly to their Substack subscriber list through Make.com automation. The site reflects who they are today and scales as they grow.

The Process

RAREculture has spent years building relationships with the world's most prestigious hospitality brands. From The Spiral in Hudson Yards to St. Regis Macao, their work transforms commercial spaces into cultural experiences. Each project represents months, sometimes years, of curation, artist relationships, and installation expertise.

But their website told a different story. The existing WordPress site didn't showcase the breadth of their portfolio or reflect their position as an industry leader. More critically, every update required technical support. New project? Wait for a developer. Updated imagery? Submit a ticket. Blog post? Manual duplication across platforms.

For a consultancy whose business depends on visual storytelling, this bottleneck was more than frustrating. It was limiting growth.

The Compelling Event

Label Maker, RAREculture's brand and design partner, had completed a visual refresh. The new designs were ready: sophisticated, gallery-like, befitting a premium art consultancy. But the existing WordPress site couldn't accommodate them, and the team had neither the Webflow expertise nor the bandwidth to build it themselves.

They needed a development partner who could migrate them off WordPress and translate the designs into a system RAREculture could actually own and operate.

Working with Label Maker's designs, we identified three core challenges that would shape the build:

Portfolio Complexity

RAREculture's projects aren't uniform. The Spiral features sweeping architectural photography. Sake No Hana requires intimate detail shots. A rigid template would flatten the curatorial precision that defines their work. We needed a system flexible enough to present each project on its own terms, while remaining simple enough for non-technical users to manage.

Cross-Platform Content

RAREculture publishes thought leadership through 'InRAREform,' their Substack newsletter. They needed website newsletter signups to sync automatically with their Substack subscriber list, so every lead captured on the site feeds directly into their existing audience.

Visual Precision Across Devices

As an art consultancy, image presentation isn't optional. It's the product. Gallery layouts needed to maintain compositional integrity on desktop and mobile, without awkward cropping that would undermine the work.

The Gamble

Rather than building rigid templates, we architected a component-based system. Five to six reusable modules that could be combined in different configurations, giving RAREculture the flexibility to present each project according to its unique visual requirements while keeping the CMS intuitive.

For the portfolio, we created separate image fields for desktop and mobile hero images. This meant each installation could be framed appropriately for every screen size, with no automated cropping compromising the composition.

For the newsletter, we built a Make.com automation that routes website form submissions directly to RAREculture's Substack subscriber list. Every signup on the site becomes a Substack subscriber automatically. Blog filtering was implemented using Jetboost for seamless category navigation.

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The Rollout

Development moved through four phases: style guide and homepage, core pages and templates, integrations and CMS setup, then QA and launch. We coordinated closely with Label Maker throughout, iterating on gallery layouts, refining image cropping, and addressing mobile responsiveness through multiple rounds of collaborative QA.

The WordPress-to-Webflow migration required careful planning. We handled data migration, set up URL redirects to preserve SEO equity, and transitioned DNS from their previous hosting provider to Webflow with zero downtime — the site went live without interruption to their business.

Post-launch, we delivered comprehensive training: a 32-minute video walkthrough covering every aspect of the CMS, plus additional recordings addressing specific questions from the team. The goal wasn't just to hand over a website. It was to ensure RAREculture could confidently manage it themselves.

The Gain

RAREculture's website now reflects who they are: a premier art consultancy with an international portfolio of landmark installations. But more importantly, they own it.

New projects get added using existing components, no developer required. Newsletter signups sync directly to their Substack subscriber list. Mobile galleries maintain the compositional integrity their work demands.

The bottleneck is gone. RAREculture's team moves at the speed of their business, not the speed of technical support requests.

Deliverables

  • Full WordPress-to-Webflow migration with URL redirects
  • 8-page responsive Webflow website
  • Dynamic project portfolio with CMS templates
  • Component library for flexible page composition
  • Mobile-optimized hero image system
  • Newsletter-to-Substack subscriber sync via Make.com
  • Blog filtering with Jetboost
  • Domain migration and launch coordination
  • Video training and documentation

The Partnership

Label Maker handled client relationships, brand strategy, and all design work in Figma. They managed project coordination, gathered client feedback, and led QA with RAREculture's team.

Our team handled the WordPress-to-Webflow migration, CMS architecture, third-party integrations (Make.com, Substack, Jetboost), and post-launch training.

The Rollout

Development moved through four phases: style guide and homepage, core pages and templates, integrations and CMS setup, then QA and launch. We coordinated closely with Label Maker throughout, iterating on gallery layouts, refining image cropping, and addressing mobile responsiveness through multiple rounds of collaborative QA.

The WordPress-to-Webflow migration required careful planning. We handled data migration, set up URL redirects to preserve SEO equity, and transitioned DNS from their previous hosting provider to Webflow with zero downtime — the site went live without interruption to their business.

Post-launch, we delivered comprehensive training: a 32-minute video walkthrough covering every aspect of the CMS, plus additional recordings addressing specific questions from the team. The goal wasn't just to hand over a website. It was to ensure RAREculture could confidently manage it themselves.

The Gain

RAREculture's website now reflects who they are: a premier art consultancy with an international portfolio of landmark installations. But more importantly, they own it.

New projects get added using existing components, no developer required. Newsletter signups sync directly to their Substack subscriber list. Mobile galleries maintain the compositional integrity their work demands.

The bottleneck is gone. RAREculture's team moves at the speed of their business, not the speed of technical support requests.

Deliverables

  • Full WordPress-to-Webflow migration with URL redirects
  • 8-page responsive Webflow website
  • Dynamic project portfolio with CMS templates
  • Component library for flexible page composition
  • Mobile-optimized hero image system
  • Newsletter-to-Substack subscriber sync via Make.com
  • Blog filtering with Jetboost
  • Domain migration and launch coordination
  • Video training and documentation

The Partnership

Label Maker handled client relationships, brand strategy, and all design work in Figma. They managed project coordination, gathered client feedback, and led QA with RAREculture's team.

Our team handled the WordPress-to-Webflow migration, CMS architecture, third-party integrations (Make.com, Substack, Jetboost), and post-launch training.

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Frequently Answered Questions

How long does a WordPress to Webflow migration take for an art consultancy website?

Digi Hotshot migrated RAREculture's 8-page art consultancy site from WordPress to Webflow with a component-based CMS, dynamic portfolio management, mobile-optimized galleries, blog filtering via Jetboost, and Substack integration via Make.com. The team was trained with a 32-minute video walkthrough to manage content independently.

Can Webflow handle a dynamic art portfolio with large-scale hospitality projects?

Yes. RAREculture uses Webflow's CMS to dynamically manage portfolio pieces for projects like The Spiral NYC, St. Regis Macao, and JW Marriott Nashville. The component-based CMS structure lets them add, edit, and reorder hospitality and commercial art installations without developer help.

What happens to SEO when you migrate a WordPress site to Webflow?

SEO equity is preserved through proper URL redirect mapping. During RAREculture's WordPress to Webflow migration, Digi Hotshot implemented 301 redirects for every existing URL so search engines transferred all ranking authority to the new Webflow site with no loss in organic visibility.

Can you connect Webflow newsletter forms to Substack?

Yes. RAREculture's Webflow site uses a Make.com automation to sync newsletter form submissions directly to their Substack subscriber list. Every new signup on the Webflow site is automatically added as a Substack subscriber, no manual CSV exports, no third-party email platform required.

Can a non-technical team manage a Webflow website without a developer?

Yes. RAREculture's team manages their entire Webflow site independently after receiving a 32-minute video walkthrough from Digi Hotshot. The component-based CMS lets them update portfolio projects, publish blog posts with Jetboost filtering, and manage galleries using separate desktop and mobile hero images, no code needed.

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