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Product data for furniture & interior: variants and finishes manageable

Manage fabric, color, dimension, wood type and finish per variant. One source for your furniture and interior range, with the right image on every combination.

Furniture and interior are all about choice. One sofa or cabinet exists in countless combinations of fabric, color, dimension, wood type and finish. Each combination has its own imagery, specifications and often its own price. Keeping that consistent by hand is nearly impossible.

The variant challenge

A typical furniture model carries:

  • Fabric or upholstery choice, with color and composition
  • Dimensions and weight, sometimes per version
  • Wood type, leg type and finish
  • Assembly information and care advice
  • Lifestyle imagery and packshots per combination

Multiply fabric by color by dimension and you quickly reach dozens of variants of a single model, each with its own data and image.

Inheritance keeps it manageable

In PimLayer you manage the model once and let variants inherit their shared data. Change the description or a specification at model level, and it is immediately correct for all variants. What differs per variant, such as the fabric color or the dimension, you manage separately, with the right image linked.

The right image on the right combination

For furniture, the image is decisive. PimLayer attaches packshots, lifestyle imagery and 360° photos directly to the product and the variant, so the webshop, the marketplace and the dealer portal always show the right photo on the right version.

One source, every channel

From that single source the system publishes to all your channels, in all languages at once. A new collection or an expanded fabric palette rolls out to webshop, marketplaces and dealers without copy work.

Want to see how this works with your collection? Request a demo or calculate your time saving with the ROI calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Answers to your questions

How does a PIM handle furniture variants?

Through a product hierarchy with inheritance. You manage a model once and define the variants below it: fabric, color, dimension, wood type and finish. A change at model level automatically flows down to all variants.

Can a PIM handle configurable or composed products?

Yes. You link related products, sets and accessories together, and manage combinations of options, so the right information and the right image accompany every composition.

Ready to take control of your product data?

Book a demo, or first calculate your time saved with the ROI calculator.