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Case study · 2026 · DTC hardware

Monoform

Curated hardware and tools for people who notice how things are made. The audience researches obsessively and resents being marketed to.

  • Brand
  • Ecommerce
  • Build
The problem

Enthusiast buyers want a catalogue, and every store gives them a funnel.

This customer arrives already knowing the category. They want dimensions, materials, tolerances, and who made it — and they get lifestyle photography and a popup asking for their email before they've seen a product.

Because the products are considered purchases rather than impulse buys, the job of the site is to answer questions faster than a competitor can, not to manufacture urgency.

What we did

Three decisions that carried it.

  1. 01

    Specs at the same level as the photography

    Materials, dimensions, and maker sit in the product card itself. No expanding accordion, no 'details' tab — if it matters to the buyer, it's visible.

  2. 02

    Editorial as the merchandising

    A journal that explains why a thing is made the way it is, linked directly to the products. It sells better than a discount and it compounds in search.

  3. 03

    Restraint as a brand signal

    Mono type for data, one accent, zero interruption. The interface signals the same values the products do — which is the whole reason this audience buys.

Where it landed

A store that respects how its customer actually shops, and reads as a curator rather than a reseller.

Built with
  • Next.js
  • Motion
  • Product data layer
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