Shaping the Future of Commercial Interiors

Shaping the Future of Commercial Interiors—Together 

Over the past 18 months, Configura has made significant strides to support our customers and community in the Commercial Interiors industry—particularly in North America. Through deep collaboration, continuous innovation, and a focus on quality, we’ve taken meaningful steps to enhance the experience for manufacturers, dealerships, and designers alike. 

Here are some of the key developments we’re proud to share: 

Building Stronger Industry Alignment 

We’ve increased our collaboration with manufacturers and design professionals to better understand their evolving needs and to co-create solutions that truly deliver value. This includes: 

Key Challenges in Layout Design:

• Strategic industry engagement: We’ve conducted extensive conversations with leaders across the Commercial Interiors space to shape our roadmap and ensure our platform evolves with your needs.
• New industry leadership: We’ve strengthened our internal focus by introducing a dedicated leader for the Commercial Interiors industry, committed to advancing the value we deliver across the ecosystem.
• Structured customer feedback loops: We’ve introduced new advisory boards to guide how we develop and prioritize our offerings, ensuring better alignment with your expectations.

Driving Quality Through Insights and Services 

We’re committed to helping you deliver consistent quality and gain deeper insights into how Configura’s tools are used. Some highlights: 

• Publishing Program launch: Our new program gives manufacturers better visibility into quality and performance, with actionable insights through analytics, extension reviews, and best practices.
  
• Analytics offering (early version): We’ve rolled out the first stage of a new analytics suite, helping extension owners track and improve how their content performs in CET.
• Material database improvements: We’re building a shared material database that enables manufacturers to manage the accuracy and quality of materials—across all Configura products. Fabric and flooring libraries are already underway.
  

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Configura's Materials Database: Enhancing CET Integration with Fabric Manufacturers

A New Look and Feel for CET 

Our platform is evolving to meet the needs of today’s—and tomorrow’s—designers. 

• Modern user interface: CET now features a refreshed, modern look with improved usability for both new and experienced users.
• Clearer UX guidance: We’ve introduced new user experience guidelines to support developers in building intuitive, high-quality experiences across the board.
• Community-driven improvements: Many of the new features and fixes were inspired directly by user feedback during events like CET Experience 2023—and we’re continuing to deliver on those priorities.
  

Learn more about the new UI for CET.

Investing in the Future of Design and Sales Tools 

• New sales tools in development: A next-generation, cloud-based multiplatform tool is in the works to support configuration and sales of ancillary products. Launching in 2025, this tool will introduce new ways to present, collaborate, and connect with end customers.
• Faster digitization of product knowledge: We’re exploring new, more efficient ways to capture and structure product and process data from manufacturers—aiming for 10x faster onboarding.
• Design research & product vision: We’ve conducted in-depth research into the workflows of dealership designers to inform a long-term vision for tools that support their daily work, now and into the future.

A next-generation, cloud-based multiplatform tool

Looking Ahead 

We’re proud of the progress made and grateful for the conversations, insights, and trust you’ve shared with us along the way. Our focus remains on helping you succeed—by leading with knowledge, responding with agility, and building solutions that power long-term partnerships. 

As we look ahead, more improvements are coming. Our mission is to continue evolving Configura to meet the needs of a rapidly changing market—while always putting our customers at the center of everything we do. 

If you’re curious about what’s next, or want to explore how these updates can support your business, don’t hesitate to reach out. 

Together, we’re designing the future. 

Our platform is evolving to meet the needs of today’s—and tomorrow’s—designers. 

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