Boutique hotel breakfast rooms and well-equipped homes are where a machine like this illustrative touchscreen espresso maker usually ends up. Choose its finish and milk jug size, and the summary records the build for a quote.
A touchscreen machine is chosen for consistency. Guests, staff or family members press a drink and get the same result each time, without barista training. For hospitality buyers, the questions are throughput at breakfast, how the machine looks on a sideboard in a designed room, and how cleaning fits between services. Finish is part of the interior scheme, which is why colours like moss and deep plum exist alongside steel.
Coffee Configurator demo
Touchscreen Espresso
- Product
- Touchscreen Espresso
- Colour
- Brushed Steel
- Milk Jug
- 480 ml
Illustrative product. The design and images are generated examples, not a real model for sale.
What you can configure
On screen are brushed steel, black steel, chalk and moss, with the bean hopper lid and touch display identical in each. The milk jug option is 480 ml or 1 L. In a household, the smaller jug keeps milk turning over. In a breakfast room serving several guests at once, the larger jug means fewer interruptions to refill. The summary records the jug; the image stays on the machine.
- Colour: Brushed Steel, Black Steel, Chalk, Moss
- Milk Jug: 480 ml, 1 L
Why a configurator suits espresso makers
Hotels, B&Bs and serviced apartments buy in quantity and through quotes. A boutique group fitting out several properties wants matching machines, sometimes in a finish chosen by the interior designer, with installation and training included. A configurator that records finish, jug size, quantity and property gives the supplier a complete request.
Interior designers are often the real decision-makers. They specify finishes against a sample board and need images that hold up in a client presentation. There are only twelve finish and jug combinations, and accurate, consistently lit images of each are assets designers will drop straight into their own documents. They also need to know which finishes are in stock before committing a client to one.
Trade accounts also change the pricing. Hospitality buyers expect trade prices, delivery to site and terms that differ from retail. A configurator can show trade pricing to logged-in accounts and retail pricing to everyone else, using the same product data. That avoids running two separate product pages for one machine, and two sets of images that drift apart.
How a production version would be built
For this machine, a whole-image swap per finish works, with the milk jug as a small layer beside it. A sideboard lifestyle image per finish helps both designers and hotel buyers. The bigger work is the trade layer: account logins, trade pricing, quantity fields, delivery to multiple properties and an optional request for installation or staff training. Trade price lists and service options join the usual finish SKUs. Quotes flow into a CRM, and designers can download a specification sheet with images of the chosen finish. Builds can be saved and shared with clients for sign-off.
Build sheet for this range
- Colours in the full range: 6 (4 shown in this demo)
- Milk Jug choices: 2
- Combinations to support: 6 × 2 = 12
- Images for one photograph per combination at 3 angles: 36
- Images if jug sizes can be shown as separate layers, at 3 angles: 24
- Data each of the 12 combinations needs: a SKU or variant ID, price, stock or lead time, and any dimensions or specification that change
Questions about espresso maker configurators
Can interior designers download images of the chosen finish for client presentations?
Yes. Once a finish is selected, the configurator can offer a download of the product image and a short specification sheet. The images are the same consistently lit set used on the site. Designers can add them to sample boards and client documents without asking for press assets.
Can trade customers see trade prices while retail buyers see retail?
Yes. The configurator reads the account type and shows the matching price list. Trade buyers also see quantity fields and delivery options for multiple sites. The product data is shared, so a change to a finish or SKU updates both views at once.
Can a hotel group order different finishes for different properties?
Yes. Each line in the request holds a finish, jug size, quantity and property. A group might choose moss for one hotel and chalk for another to suit each interior. The supplier receives one structured request and can quote per property, with delivery planned site by site.
Can we offer installation and staff training in the configurator?
Yes, as options after the machine. Installation, water filter fitting and a short staff training session can each be added per property, with the request routed to your service team. Pricing can be shown or left for the quote, depending on how much it varies for your business.
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A configurator for your espresso makers
This demo uses an illustrative product. If you sell espresso makers, I can build the same experience around your own range, photography and ordering process, connected to Shopify, WooCommerce or a quote workflow. I reply to enquiries within two UK working days.