Consumer & retail

Home & living. Buyers choose each piece by picturing it in their room.

Delivery, assembly and accurate material claims decide whether the order is kept.

We build product pages, configurators and delivery and assembly journeys for furniture, mattress, furnishings and homeware brands, retailers and marketplaces. One product record keeps every material, standard and origin claim accurate.

Main measure
Orders kept after delivery and assembly
Where we work in home & living
  • Furniture
  • Mattresses & sleep
  • Décor & furnishings
  • Kitchen & homeware
  • Home improvement
  • Handcrafted & artisan goods
Rules listed
8 rules · 4 areas
Areas that lead
CampaignProduct
Standards we build to
DPDP Act 2023 — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023WCAG 2.2 AA — Web Content Accessibility GuidelinesCore Web Vitals — Loading, interactivity and visual stabilityGDPR — General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
A double-height living room at dusk with an L-shaped sofa, a low table and tall windows
Home & livingBuyers picture the room before they choose the piece.

Where rules matter mostMap of all forty-one industries

  • Claims Advertising & claims: Shapes most of the work
  • Regulator Sector regulator: Shapes most of the work
  • Payments Payments: Sometimes shapes the work
  • Data Personal data: Often shapes the work
  • Security Security & incidents: Sometimes shapes the work
  • Access Accessibility: Often shapes the work
  • AI Safe AI use: Sometimes shapes the work

Why now

Quality marks, timber and origin labels now have new rules.

India’s quality marks now reach furniture, and imported goods listed online get an origin filter from July 2027. The EU adds deforestation checks on wooden furniture and plans ecodesign rules. Every change cites its source.

An overhead view of furniture staged as room sets on a showroom floor: a sofa, a dining table and tableware
Rooms are sold whole now, online and on the floor.
  1. BIS quality marks now extend to furniture in India.

    What it needsProduct pages and packs that show the standard and the mark each piece carries.

    EvidenceDPIIT’s Furniture (Quality Control) Order, 2025 requires the BIS Standard Mark on covered chairs, tables, storage units and beds, with dates eased by 2026 amendments.

  2. Wooden furniture sold in the EU must be deforestation-free from December 2026.

    What it needsSupply-chain data that traces timber to its plot, ready for each export order.

    EvidenceUnder Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as amended in 2025, wooden furniture placed on the EU market needs deforestation-free due diligence from 30 December 2026.

  3. Country of origin is becoming a search filter for imported goods sold online.

    What it needsOrigin held in the product record and shown the same way on every listing.

    EvidenceAn April 2026 amendment to India’s packaged-commodity rules makes online listings of imported products searchable and sortable by country of origin from 1 July 2027.

  4. Furniture and mattresses are next in line for EU ecodesign rules.

    What it needsMaterial, repair and end-of-life data structured now, before digital product passport rules arrive.

    EvidenceThe EU Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 names furniture, including mattresses, among the product groups its first working plan should prioritise.

The rulebook

Rules for home and living brands, and how we design for each.

This is our reading of India’s quality-control orders, e-commerce, packaging and consumer-protection rules, and the EU rules for anything you export. Your legal team keeps sign-off.

Standards we build to

  • DPDP Act 2023 — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
  • WCAG 2.2 AA — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
  • Core Web Vitals — Loading, interactivity and visual stability
  • GDPR — General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679

We design and build to these standards. This does not mean we are certified.

Advertising & claims

Shapes most of the work

  1. Central Consumer Protection Authority

    CCPA dark-patterns guidelines, 2023

    Thirteen named practices, including drip pricing, false urgency and basket sneaking, are unfair trade practices. Adding a protection plan or assembly without the buyer asking is basket sneaking.

    We designAdd-ons are opt-in and priced wherever they first appear.

    CCPA · Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 30 November 2023 Official text: CCPA dark-patterns guidelines, 2023

  2. Central Consumer Protection Authority

    CCPA greenwashing guidelines, 2024

    Words such as natural, eco-friendly or sustainable need accurate, accessible qualifiers and substantiation. Environmental claims must rest on verifiable evidence from independent studies or third-party certification.

    We designMaterial and sustainability claims link to their evidence, or they do not run.

    CCPA · Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Greenwashing or Misleading Environmental Claims, 15 October 2024 Official text: CCPA greenwashing guidelines, 2024

Sector regulator

Shapes most of the work

  1. DPIIT · Bureau of Indian Standards

    BIS quality control orders for furniture and kitchenware

    Covered products carry the BIS Standard Mark before they are made, imported or sold. The 2025 furniture order covers work and general chairs, tables, storage units and beds. A 2024 order covers stainless-steel and aluminium utensils.

    We designEach product’s standard and licence sit in the record, so packs and listings show the right mark.

    DPIIT · Furniture (Quality Control) Order, 2025, as amended in 2026 · quality control order for stainless-steel and aluminium utensils, 2024

  2. Department of Consumer Affairs

    Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020

    Sellers show the total price with its breakup, including delivery and other charges, plus return and refund terms and the country of origin. Grievances are acknowledged within 48 hours.

    We designDelivery and assembly charges are shown with the product price.

    Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 · G.S.R. 462(E), 23 July 2020 · rules 4(5) and 6(5) Official text: Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020

  3. Department of Consumer Affairs

    Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011

    Pre-packed goods declare the retail sale price, net quantity, maker or importer and consumer-care details, and online listings must show them. From 1 July 2027, imported products need a searchable, sortable country-of-origin filter.

    We designDeclarations and origin live in the product record, so every listing says the same thing.

    LMPC Rules, 2011 · rule 6(10); rule 6(10A) inserted by G.S.R. 312(E), 27 April 2026

  4. European Union

    EU Deforestation Regulation

    From 30 December 2026, wooden furniture placed on the EU market needs due diligence showing it is deforestation-free and legally produced. Micro and small operators have later dates.

    We designTimber origin and geolocation data are captured per product line, ready for each export order.

    Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 · applies from 30 December 2026 Official text: EU Deforestation Regulation

Personal data

Often shapes the work

  1. Ministry of Electronics and IT

    DPDP Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025

    Room photos, addresses and delivery details need consent for each purpose. Withdrawing consent must be as easy as giving it, and breaches are reported to the Data Protection Board.

    We designRoom planners ask for camera access only when used, and photos are kept only if the buyer saves them.

    DPDP Act, 2023 · DPDP Rules, 2025 (core obligations from 13 May 2027) Official text: DPDP Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025

Accessibility

Often shapes the work

  1. W3C

    WCAG 2.2 AA

    Configurators, room planners and checkouts usable with a keyboard, a screen reader and zoom.

    We designConfigurators use standard, accessible controls, with a text alternative for every visual choice.

    W3C · WCAG 2.2 Official text: WCAG 2.2 AA

Updated 3 October 2026. Our reading of typical projects, not legal advice. Rules change, so your lawyer confirms how each applies to you.

Challenges

Your customers’ problems, and your own.

The problems we hear in most home & living projects, from customers and your own teams.

Your customers

  1. Fit in the room

    Dimensions, finishes and scale shown in a furnished room as well as on a plain background.

  2. Delivery and assembly

    Slots, tracking, assembly and damage claims handled as one journey.

  3. Materials as described

    “Solid wood”, “handcrafted” and “natural” explained with the material and the evidence.

A craftsman shapes a piece of wood with a hand adze beside a carved wooden panel
“Solid wood” and “handcrafted” are claims someone has to stand behind.

Your operation

  1. Bulky, damage-prone logistics

    Every failed delivery or damaged piece costs freight both ways, and often the sale.

  2. Variants and combinations

    Fabrics, finishes, sizes and modules multiply into combinations that each need accurate data.

  3. Proving standards and origin

    Quality marks, timber origin and material claims documented piece by piece.

What we make

Six areas, chosen for home & living.

A typical project here uses each area in this mix. Each line says what it makes for the industry and links to the service behind it.

Leads Core Supports Share of a typical project, by role · illustrative
  1. Room-set photography, catalogues and campaigns with every material claim checked.

  2. Room-set product pages, configurators and delivery-to-assembly journeys, tested with buyers.

  3. 03

    Brand Design

    Core

    Brand and range architecture that presents craft, materials and quality marks clearly.

  4. One product record for variants, dimensions and standards, with fast storefronts and delivery integrations.

  5. 05

    AI Design

    Core

    Room visualisation and listing copy drafted from the product record and approved by a person.

  6. 06

    Marketing Technology

    Supports

    Delivery updates, care reminders and replenishment on one consented customer record.

Projects

Home and living programmes, starting with a room-to-delivery audit.

Each programme reports on one measure, such as orders kept after delivery or configurator-to-order conversion. All lengths are typical.

First project

Room-to-delivery audit

We browse, configure, check out and take delivery as your customers do, and check every listing against the e-commerce, packaging and quality-mark rules.

Plan
Sprint · Fixed fee
Typical length
2–3 weeks
It measures
Orders kept after delivery and assembly, as a baseline
  • Product review
  • Technical & code audit

What you get

  • A listing gap register against the e-commerce, packaging and quality-mark rules
  • A delivery-day journey map with its costliest failures
  • A fix list ranked by returns and by risk
Start a project
  1. 02Project · 8–12 weeks

    Configurator and room-set product pages

    Configurators and product pages that show each piece in a room at true size, with dimensions, materials and price always in view.

    MeasureConfigurator-to-order conversion

    Services: Complete UX & UI design · Front-end build · Website

    Enquire about Configurator and room-set product pages
  2. 03Milestone · 3–6 months

    Delivery and assembly experience

    Slot booking, tracking, assembly and damage claims as one journey for buyers, warehouses and fitters.

    MeasureDamage and returns per 100 deliveries

    Services: Complete UX & UI design · System integration · Email, SMS & WhatsApp set-up

    Enquire about Delivery and assembly experience
  3. 04Retainer · Ongoing

    Catalogues and campaigns with AI

    Room sets, listings and campaign assets drafted with AI from the product record and brand rules. A person approves every asset.

    MeasureShare of assets approved first time

    Services: Content studio set-up · Campaign film & photography

    Enquire about Catalogues and campaigns with AI

How success is measured

Main measureOrders kept after delivery and assembly

  • Orders kept after delivery and assembly
  • Damage and returns per 100 deliveries
  • Configurator-to-order conversion
  • Listing accuracy for dimensions and materials

How we use AI

AI visualises rooms and drafts listings, and a merchandiser approves each listing.

Each AI use below has an owner, an evaluation set and a log. Dimensions, materials and standards come only from the product record.

AI job 01

Room visualiser

Measured byReturns citing size or colour

Tested forOWASP LLM02 · Sensitive information disclosure

agent / room-visualiser Checked
  1. TaskPlaces a chosen piece, at its true size and finish, into a photo of the buyer’s room.
  2. CheckUses only the product record’s dimensions and finishes, and marks every image as a visualisation.
  3. ApproverThe product team reviews accuracy samples and flagged renders every week.
  4. LogProduct, record version and render settings; the room photo only if the buyer saves it.

Goes live only after testing, with safety checks and a named owner

AI job 02

Listing copy from the product record

Measured byListings approved without edits

Tested forOWASP LLM09 · Misinformation

agent / listing-copy-from-the-product-record Checked
  1. TaskDrafts descriptions and care notes from approved material, dimension and standards data.
  2. CheckNo “solid wood”, “natural” or origin claim unless the record holds its evidence.
  3. ApproverA merchandiser approves every listing.
  4. LogRecord version and the claim IDs used.

Goes live only after testing, with safety checks and a named owner

AI job 03

Delivery and care assistant

Measured byDelivery questions resolved without a call

Tested forOWASP LLM01 · Prompt injection

agent / delivery-and-care-assistant Checked
  1. TaskAnswers questions about delivery slots, assembly and care from the order and the product record.
  2. CheckCannot change orders or promise refunds. Damage claims go to a person with the photos attached.
  3. ApproverThe service team handles every claim and reviews flagged conversations daily.
  4. LogQuestions, sources used and hand-offs.

Goes live only after testing, with safety checks and a named owner

Work and insights

The work, kept private until clients approve.

We publish projects in this industry once the client approves the write-up. Until then, here is what we have written on related topics.

A typical project · example

A modular furniture brand built its product pages around room plans and one configurator, with delivery and assembly booked in the same flow. It moved every material and standard claim into its product record.

An example of the shape a project takes, without client names.

Questions

What e-commerce, merchandising and sourcing leads ask us first.

Something else on your mind? Ask us directly

Q.01Can you build a furniture configurator?

Yes, configurators and room planners built on one product record. Every fabric, finish and module combination carries the right dimensions, price, standard and lead time. Checkout shows delivery and assembly charges up front, and the configurator is built to WCAG 2.2 AA.

Q.02Do the new quality-control orders apply to us?

They may, if you make, import or sell covered products. These include chairs, tables, storage units, beds and certain utensils. Your counsel confirms whether and when an order applies. We design records, packs and listings that show each product’s mark and licence.

Q.03We export to Europe. What should we prepare?

Timber origin data first, then material and repair data. The EU deforestation rules need timber origin and geolocation for wooden furniture from 30 December 2026. Furniture ecodesign rules are likely to ask for material and repair data. We design the product record so both are captured once.

Q.04Can AI show our products in a customer’s room?

Yes, with a room visualiser built on your product record. It uses each piece’s exact dimensions and finishes and marks every image as a visualisation. The room photo is kept only if the customer saves it, and your product team reviews flagged renders every week.

Tell us what you need built.

You will talk to the lead who would run your work.

Book a call

Three ways to start

  1. 01About 2 minutes

    A quick question

    You get A reply from a named lead

  2. 02About 8 minutesRecommended

    Your project details

    You get Options and prices after one call

  3. 03About 15 minutes

    A request for a quote

    You get Confirmation and a named lead

We always agree a written scope and price before work begins. How each plan is priced