---
title: "Desirable"
description: "Custom furniture marketplace connecting buyers with local manufacturers — no middlemen"
---

# Desirable

> Custom furniture marketplace connecting buyers with local manufacturers — no middlemen

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| Role | Product Designer |
| When | 2023, ongoing |
| Kind | Design |
| State | In progress |

A platform bridging buyers seeking affordable custom furniture with local manufacturers cut off from direct customers. Buyers struggled with high costs and limited options; makers relied on pricey marketing. Solution: an intuitive configurator for custom designs, budget setting, and competitive bids from nearby pros — delivering transparency, simplicity, and no middlemen. Full UI and prototype in progress.

## What I built

- Custom furniture configurator
- Budget setting and competitive bids
- Local manufacturer discovery
- Transparent buyer–maker matching

## Impact

### Hard parts

- Two-sided marketplace trust
- Complex product configuration UX
- Balancing affordability with craft

### What it taught

- Marketplace problem framing
- Configurator interaction patterns
- Win-win platform design

## Stack

Figma, Prototyping, Marketplace UX, 3D Configurator

## On the 1970 tube

In the site's 1970 era this work plays as a small moving picture. A piece of furniture is drawn with its measures and changes form; the pointer chooses the form.

## Links

- [Behance](https://www.behance.net/arunkusriniva)
- [This work on the site](https://www.kiruk.in/work/desirable)
- [All work, as markdown](https://www.kiruk.in/work.md)