The Modular Product & System Database
A comprehensive resource for modular products and systems - helping consumers build adaptable, sustainable, and cost-effective product ecosystems with compatibility matrices, upgrade paths, and total cost of ownership analysis.

I Got Swept Up in the 400 Series Hype. Here's What I Think Now.
Six months with the Teenage Engineering 400 Series, and my verdict looks nothing like those launch-week reviews. Here's where it shines (and doesn't).

We're Expected to Spend $3,000 After Sitting on a Couch for 45 Seconds. That's Ridiculous.
I built a 7-point testing framework to assess a $3,000 lounge system like I'd test a laptop. Here's what the leather specs actually revealed.

The Sectional That Blocked My Parents' Balcony Door: What I Wish I'd Measured First
We ordered a sectional that technically fit my parents' apartment, then it blocked their balcony door. Here's the spec sheet approach that finally worked.

From 12 to 50 Employees: How Modular Furniture Handled the Growth
One startup grew from 12 to 50 employees using the same $67K furniture setup. Here's how modular systems saved them six figures in buildout costs.

The Connectors on My Brooklyn Sofa Gave Out at Year 3. So I Spent Months Digging Into Why.
Modular sofas fail at the connectors around year 4. Traditional wood fails cosmetically. I dug through warranty data to find the real cost-per-year math.

I Tracked Every Dollar My Sister Spent on Modular Furniture for 2 Years. Here's What Actually Happened.
My sister spent $9,800 on modular furniture for her whole house. After 2 years of tracking every dollar and reconfiguration, here's what we learned.

I Finally Understand Why Our Modular Products Kept Disappointing at Launch
Surveys say consumers will pay 30%+ more for modular products. Actual checkout data shows 10-25%. Here's why the gap keeps killing product launches.

We Built the Perfect Modular System. Nobody Wanted to Assemble It.
Modular systems rarely fail because of bad engineering. They fail because teams skip one question: how do people actually want to use this thing?

I Spent 3 Weeks Reading Sustainability Reports and Most of the Data Doesn't Exist
I read dozens of sustainability reports for a client project. Most stats were circular citations or manufacturer-funded claims. Here's what I actually verified.

I Counted Repair Kiosks in Lisbon for 2 Years. They Doubled.
Repair kiosks in Lisbon doubled in 2 years. Europe leads the policy push, but Asia's growth rate is outpacing everyone. Here's what the data shows.

We Had No Idea 0.01% Chemical Thresholds Would Be Our Biggest Certification Bottleneck
C2C certification runs on chemical databases, blockchain tools, and sensors you'll never see. Here's the tech stack behind that furniture label.

I Finally Understand Why My Smart Bulb Ignores My Smart Speaker
Matter, Zigbee, Z-Wave: your devices speak different languages. Here's the translation chart that finally makes sense of which brands work with what.