Try this configurator on an illustrative armchair with a rounded upholstered shell, padded arms and a polished aluminium pedestal. Choose a cover in leather or wool and a swivel or fixed base, and the build is ready to quote.
Chairs of this kind serve boardrooms, private offices and dining rooms, and the base choice reflects how people use them. A swivel lets someone turn to a screen or a colleague without pushing back from the table. A fixed base keeps a row of chairs aligned, which suits dining and formal settings. Cover choices follow the room: black leather for the boardroom, cognac for a book-lined study, charcoal wool where warmth matters.
Furniture Configurator demo
Swivel Armchair
- Product
- Swivel Armchair
- Colour
- Black Leather
- Base
- Swivel
Illustrative product. The design and images are generated examples, not a real model for sale.
What you can configure
Covers on screen are black leather, cognac, ivory and charcoal wool, while bottle green and burgundy complete the six. A swivel or fixed base is recorded for the quote, with no change to the image. On a pedestal chair the two bases can look alike from the front. A production version would add a side view and a short note explaining the mechanism.
- Colour: Black Leather, Cognac, Ivory, Charcoal Wool
- Base: Swivel, Fixed
Why a configurator suits armchairs
Boardroom chairs are bought in quantity, in sets that match the table, and every chair must be identical. A configurator collects cover, base and quantity in one request, and the supplier quotes from a precise specification rather than a phone call. For workplace designers specifying several rooms, saved configurations can be grouped into a single project quote.
Mixed materials raise their own questions. Leather and wool behave differently in heavy use: leather wipes clean and develops a patina, while wool resists scuffs and feels warmer. Showing all twelve cover and base combinations on the real shell, with care notes alongside, helps buyers choose for the room's real use. A sample card cannot do that.
There is also a practical floor question. Pedestal bases need the right glides for the surface beneath them, and office buyers with carpet tiles or timber floors ask about it. The configurator can offer suitable glides for the chosen base and add them to the order, which saves a follow-up purchase and a scratched floor.
How a production version would be built
This chair suits rendering, because polished aluminium and leather both reward a controlled studio. Each cover is rendered once on each base, twelve images in all, with a side view per base to show the difference. The manufacturer supplies cover names and grades, base types, dimensions, swivel mechanism details and glide options. Contract buyers finish with a quote request carrying quantity and project details. Residential buyers can check out directly on Shopify or WooCommerce. My write-up of Praxis Digital 3D covers the configuration platform I built and ran from 2021 to 2025.
Build sheet for this range
- Colours in the full range: 6 (4 shown in this demo)
- Base choices: 2
- Combinations to support: 6 × 2 = 12
- Images for one photograph per combination at 3 angles: 36
- Images if bases 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 armchair configurators
Can the configurator show the difference between swivel and fixed bases clearly?
Yes. A side view or short animation per base shows how each works, and a brief note explains whether the swivel returns to a set position. Buyers specifying for meeting rooms often need that detail. In this demo the base is recorded in the summary, but the image stays the same.
Can boardroom orders include a quantity and table reference?
Yes. Quantity, the table the chairs are for, and the project or room name can all be fields on the quote form. A designer specifying several meeting rooms can add each as a separate configured line in one request, and the quote reaches your CRM with every chair fully specified.
Will polished aluminium look right next to each cover?
It will in a render with a consistent studio environment. Polished aluminium reflects whatever surrounds it, including the chair's own cover, so cognac leather warms the base slightly and ivory brightens it. Rendering captures that naturally, which keeps each image believable. Photography can do it too, but needs a tightly controlled set.
What does a configurator for a contract seating range cost?
Every quote is scoped to the range. The main variables are the number of chair families and covers, whether you need 3D or images, and whether quotes connect to a CRM or ERP. A single chair in twelve versions is a small project, and a full contract range is larger. Expect a reply within two UK working days with a realistic scope.
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This demo uses an illustrative product. If you sell armchairs, 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.