Ask Estila
Understand how Ask Estila helps designers search and source from The Library using plain-language project briefs.
What is Ask Estila?
Ask Estila is our AI sourcing assistant. It saves you time searching and sourcing products for your projects, and only suggests products specific to your brief and requirements. No more looking at hundreds of options, Googling and struggling to find what you're looking for.
Who can use Ask Estila?
Ask Estila is only available to verified designer members with an active subscription.
What should I include in a sourcing brief?
The more specific you are, the better. Describe the piece you need, with any material, finish, style, size, budget and timeline. The Ask Estila assistant works best when it needs to look for specific data.
Can Ask Estila confirm technical suitability?
No. Ask Estila can help identify options and what needs checking. Technical suitability — for example bathroom, wet-room, outdoor, electrical or fire-rated use — should be confirmed against the available product data sheets or with the supplier before specifying.
What is the difference between Ask Estila and Ask the Team?
Ask Estila is AI-assisted product search engine. Ask the Team is our Estila team available to you when you need to speak to a human.
Is Ask Estila just product search?
No. Ask Estila works more like a showroom assistant — it starts with your brief, checks the context and then suggests suitable routes, rather than simply returning keyword results.
Can Ask Estila confirm stock, prices or lead times?
Only where that information is confirmed in the product data or by the brand. If something is not confirmed, Ask Estila flags it for checking rather than guessing.
Can Ask Estila advise on bathroom or wet-room lighting?
Ask Estila can help identify what needs checking — bathroom zone, IP rating, installation context and brand confirmation. It will not claim a product is suitable for bathroom or wet-room use unless that suitability is confirmed.
What is the Product Visualiser?
The Product Visualiser helps you create visual direction using selected products or product routes. It is for concept, inspiration and discussion, not final specification.
What is the Artwork Visualiser?
The Artwork Visualiser helps show how an artwork’s style, scale or direction could work within a room. Final size, colour, framing, availability and suitability must be checked separately.
Still need help? Contact us.