Show the finished piece before it’s cut.
Customers and designers choose your fabrics, or their own material (COM), for each part of a frame and see the finished piece at true pattern scale, in a room. Your team quotes from the part and fabric codes. For custom upholstery workrooms and fabric houses, residential and commercial.
- Fabric by part, at true scale
- Customer’s own material (COM)
- Live in a week
What is Livinit for upholstery and fabric businesses?
Livinit is spatial intelligence for residential and commercial interiors. For custom upholstery workrooms and fabric houses, it lets customers and designers choose a fabric, or their own material (COM), for each part of a frame and see the finished piece in a room before it’s cut. Each fabric is sized from its real repeat and width, so the pattern sits on the frame at true scale. Workrooms get their frames split into the parts they upholster separately, and every saved selection lists the frame, the part and the fabric codes to quote from. Fabric houses and mills get their library shown on a set of agreed frames and drapery, for their showroom, trade team and designers’ clients. Screens vary, so color and texture should be confirmed with a physical swatch. A business can be live in a week, and the first 100 products are converted to 3D free.
Where custom orders go wrong
Why do custom upholstery orders cost twice?
~10% of one fabric house’s operating cost goes on memo samples
Memos cost money to cut, mail and track, and as few as 3 in 10 come back. Often the samples cost more than the order.
Customers and designers see your fabric on the frame and in the room before they ask for a memo.
Published industry result, not a Livinit figure
2×+B2B online sales
Reported by Rowe Furniture: more B2B online sales after adding 3D draping across 1,000+ fabrics
No returns on a custom piece that looks wrong
If the finished sofa doesn’t look the way they imagined, it’s a remake at your cost or a dispute.
They approve a photoreal view of that combination, on that frame, before it’s cut.
Remakes (lower)
COM is where the surprises happen
The customer’s fabric arrives with a large repeat, the wrong dye lot or not enough yardage, and the piece waits.
Their fabric is shown on the frame at true pattern scale before it ships to you.
Published industry result, not a Livinit figure
1 in 5Custom-order value
Reported by Deloitte: shoppers interested in made-to-order would pay a 20% premium
8–10 weeks of lead time makes every redo expensive
A remake doubles the wait, ties up the workroom and tests the customer’s patience.
Every part, fabric and code agreed up front, so it’s made once.
Quote turnaround (lower)
Figures are published results from the companies named, not Livinit results. In a Livinit pilot we set a baseline and measure these numbers for your business.
For workrooms and fabric houses
What do workrooms and fabric houses get from Livinit?
Custom orders, configured
For workrooms and furniture makers
- Your frames, split into the parts you upholster separately
- Your fabrics, or the customer’s own, on each part
- A saved selection with part and fabric codes to quote from
Your fabrics, on furniture and windows
For fabric houses and mills
- Your library shown on a set of agreed frames and drapery
- Pattern repeat and scale from each fabric’s real dimensions
- For your showroom, trade team and designers’ clients
FAQ
What do upholstery and fabric businesses ask first about Livinit?
Which parts of a piece can be changed?
In Livinit, the parts that can be changed depend on the frame. Typical parts are the body, seat and back cushions, arms, welt, pillows and legs, and Livinit agrees the parts for each frame with you during setup.
Is the pattern scale true to life?
Yes. Livinit sizes each fabric from its real repeat and width, so the pattern sits on the frame at real scale.
How does COM work?
In Livinit, a photo of the customer’s own material (COM) is shown on the frame next to your library, so the customer sees the finished piece before it’s cut. Confirm yardage and approval as you normally do.
Can we quote from it?
Yes. Each saved Livinit selection lists the frame, the part and the fabric codes, so your team can quote from it.
Will the screen match the real fabric?
Treat Livinit’s view of a fabric as a guide. Screens vary, so confirm color and texture with a physical swatch before ordering.
We sell fabric, not furniture. Is this for us?
Yes. Livinit works for fabric houses: your fabrics are shown on a set of agreed frames and drapery, at pattern scale, in a room, for your showroom and trade team.
How fast can we go live?
Upholstery workrooms and fabric houses go live with Livinit within a week: send your frames and fabric library on day 1, Livinit builds the frames and fabrics in 3D on days 2–5 and it’s live with your team and customers within the week.
How much does it cost?
Livinit converts your first 100 products to 3D free. After that, pricing depends on how many frames and fabrics you add and where you use Livinit, and Livinit quotes it on one call, before any work starts.
Onboarding: up and running in days, not months
How long does it take a workroom or fabric house to go live with Livinit?
How fast can we go live?
Within a week.
- Day 1Send frames and your fabric library
- Days 2–5We build frames and fabrics in 3D
- Within a weekLive with your team and customers
How much does it cost?
Your first 100 products are free.
After that, pricing depends on how many frames and fabrics you add and where you use Livinit. We quote it on one call, before any work starts.