Russian Company Develops Digital Platform for Furniture Design
An online builder promises to automate the entire production cycle, from concept to finished product.
The Perm-based IT company Privet Maket (Hello Mockup) has developed an online tool that allows users to design their own furniture and launch it into production at in-house or partner facilities.
Within minutes, the service generates a 3D furniture model, a full set of technical drawings, and CNC machine files. In terms of automation depth, the platform created by Perm entrepreneurs Nikita Semyonov and Evgeny Nekrasov outpaces competing products on the Russian market. The system covers the full furniture manufacturing cycle, eliminating intermediaries.
Grant, Small Tech Company Status, and Tax Incentives
The project has been in development since 2017. The digital platform grew out of an earlier online service that allowed users only to design furniture. A grant from the Foundation for Assistance to Innovations helped the team build a prototype of what they describe as a “distributed digital furniture factory.” Today, the platform connects a network of partner manufacturers and serves customers across Russia—from Kaliningrad to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
