ReactShopifyTailwindGraphQLSanity CMS

Lumina Commerce

A headless e-commerce platform that decouples the storefront from Shopify's monolith — delivering sub-100ms page loads, a custom editorial CMS, and full design freedom.

lumina.store
Lumina
CollectionsAboutJournal
SearchCart (2)
New

Onyx Capsule Tee

$68

Bestseller

Slate Overshirt

$145

Void Cargo Pant

$195

Role

Full-Stack Developer

Timeline

2-3 days

Result

92 Lighthouse score

The Problem

Shopify's theme system was a ceiling

The brand needed editorial-quality pages, bespoke animations, and a design system that felt entirely their own — impossible inside Liquid templates. On top of that, the default storefront was loading 4MB of JavaScript on every page visit, costing them mobile conversions.

The Solution

Headless React front, Shopify back

Used Shopify's Storefront API via GraphQL as a pure commerce engine — cart, checkout, inventory — while a Next.js frontend handles everything visible. Sanity CMS gives the content team full editorial control without touching code. Result: 94ms average first load.

Outcomes

94ms

Avg. first load

92

Lighthouse score

+34%

Mobile conversion

0

Shopify theme deps

Key features

Instant page transitions

Next.js App Router with prefetching makes every navigation feel instant — no spinner, no flash.

Sanity editorial CMS

Content team edits product stories, lookbooks, and landing pages live with real-time preview.

Shopify Storefront API

Cart, checkout, and inventory are all Shopify-native — no custom checkout to maintain or secure.

Optimistic cart UI

Cart updates immediately on click — the network request happens in the background without blocking interaction.

ISR product pages

Incremental Static Regeneration keeps product pages blazing fast while reflecting inventory changes within 60 seconds.

Design system

A fully custom component library built in Tailwind with dark/light mode, type scale, and animation tokens.

Interested in working together?

I'm available for new projects and collaborations.

anthonycilmi4@gmail.com