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Knoll — Product Configurator

Designing five distinct product detail page types within one e-commerce system for a furniture manufacturer's digital consolidation.

  • UX
  • Research & Testing
  • Responsive
  • Ecommerce

Overview

In 2012, furniture manufacturer Knoll faced digital fragmentation with seven separate websites for different divisions, causing customer confusion and inconsistent experiences across platforms.


The Problem

Knoll's product range spans high variability — from decades-old historical pieces to highly customizable items and textiles. The challenge involved supporting multiple product detail page types within one e-commerce system while maintaining consistency without compromising each product's distinct purpose.


Knoll PDP story module showing tabbed romance/history content

Product Story Module

Product Story — Tabbed content module

"Romance or History content was highly variable... the tabbed story module meant we could have as much content as needed without impacting conversion."

Knoll PDP dimensions detail showing measurements and specifications

Dimensions & Detail

Product Dimensions & Specifications detail view

Basic configurator wireframes showing option selection flow

Wireframes

Configurator Wireframes — option selection interaction pattern

Configurator visual design showing final product configuration UI

Visual Design

Configurator — Final Visual Design