Simple
Unpretentious and without compound words
Stool Group E-shop
An online store with a focus on care and comfort. Creating a brand platform and digital identity, designing service UX solutions
Stool Group manufactures and supplies furniture for the Russian and international b2b and b2c segments.
By approaching us to update the look of their website and create a more user-friendly UX experience, the company ended up with a complete overhaul of their identity, which formed the basis of the new design.
CSSDA
Special Kudos. Best Innovation. UI design. UX design.
AWWWARDS
Honorable Mention
Golden Site
Best Federal District website
Golden Site
1st place. Best online store design
Golden Site
2nd place. Online retail store
The primary problem
When we started working on the concept of the website, we approached the company with a proposal to create a new identity together. To do this, we discussed how the brand wanted to position itself in the digital space and what ideas it wanted to convey. Then we analyzed the expectations of the target audience and compared them with the values of the company. From this a new identity was born, which now had to be reflected in the visual aspect.
Tone of voice
Unobtrusive
No intrusive sales pitches
Proactive
Speaks from a position of partnership, ready to suggest solutions, support in times of change
Key idea
We were driven by the idea of simplicity and convenience of the user experience at all stages, from searching and selecting the right interior element to making a purchase. It was important to create a sense of trust in the customer, which the brand could meet in the course of further interaction.
Interface
Looking for ways to implement the main design ideas, we turned to the products of the online store. Inspired by curves of furniture and a play of light, abstract shapes look stylish and do not clutter the interface.
In a perfectly laid out interface you can find any page in a few clicks. This is exactly the point from which we derived in the design phase. It was important to consider how a user navigates through the page in search of necessary information, and to make this path as intuitive as possible.
So, instead of a separate page for the shopping cart, we developed a modal window in the upper right corner to search for purchases more conveniently. We also implemented a non-standard scrolling scheme in the product cards. The left side of the screen with the photos of the furniture is dynamic, while the right side remains static to provide uninterrupted access to the product's features and description.
Catalog
While working on the project we tried to satisfy the user’s demand for detailed information about the products as much as possible. So we got the idea to depart from our commonplace product presentation on the website and show the products from a whole new perspective in a broader context and in more detail. These ideas are embodied in the catalog.
3D models and animations
On the one hand, we wanted to solve the problem of the perception complexity of furniture in the interior. Interactive 3D models allowed the user to see the actual size of the chosen item and imagine how it would look in place. For the same purpose, we have added a Sets section to the website, which offers options for good matches and facilitates the search for the ideal setting.
On the other hand, the designed 3D models combined with animation literally bring the customer closer to the object, giving him a chance to feel the quality of the material.
Result
The result is a concise but stylish story with an emphasis on the user’s emotional experience. The visual component is a direct continuation of the brand identity embodied in the slogan “it’s not the things that matter, but the emotions that come from using them”.
