As Senior UX Designer and Front‑end Developer, I rapidly prototyped a SKU‑building configurator for Kindel Furniture, transforming a manual ordering process into a streamlined digital workflow.
Kindel Furniture relied on a manual, booklet‑based process to create purchase orders and calculate costs. Each order required cross‑referencing printed materials, building SKUs by hand, and manually updating totals — a time‑consuming workflow prone to error. The company needed a faster, more intuitive way to configure products and generate accurate cost breakdowns without overhauling its entire system.
I produced high‑fidelity prototypes to demonstrate how a digital configurator could simplify complexity and accelerate ordering. The proposed solution automatically built SKUs and updated costs as items were selected, eliminating manual calculations.
While we bypassed a formal research phase, I drew on years of experience designing configuration applications to shape an intuitive workflow. My role blended UX design with front‑end development, ensuring the prototype was both visually polished and technically feasible. The focus was on clarity, speed, and usability — showing how modern UX practices could transform a legacy process.
The prototypes showcased a streamlined digital workflow that reduced friction, improved accuracy, and highlighted the potential of a full configurator system. By demonstrating capabilities quickly, we provided Kindel with a clear vision of how digital tools could replace manual processes and scale with their business.
The engagement validated the value of rapid prototyping as a way to inspire confidence, align stakeholders, and open the door to future modernization efforts.