The Modular Product & System Database

After 6 months in my tiny Brooklyn apartment, here's the real verdict on this $700 desk. The assembly alone took 2.5 hours, and that's not even the worst part.

I spent $1,247 and 4 hours assembling this custom shelf. After 6 months of Portland humidity and 47 lbs of vinyl, here's my verdict on Tylko's real quality.

I measured 18 ball connectors from 3 to 22 years old under a microscope. Most USM reviews guess at durability. Here's what actually wears out first.

6 months, daily use, one forced repair. After four pairs of dead earbuds, here's whether Fairphone's modular promise actually holds up.

Three continents, six months of testing, and I still can't pick a winner. Here's where the V3 beats my worn V2, and where it surprisingly doesn't.

I packed a 2.3 lb modular camera kit for a year of travel. Four broken parts later, here's what actually survives real-world abuse (and what doesn't).

I tracked foam compression for 18 months on my Campaign sectional. It's great for tall people, but there's a catch in the durability data you should see.

7 companies shared their data on modular furniture transitions. One cut landfill waste by 64%, another saved $310K. Here's what their numbers actually show.

A kitchen designer helped 3 Seattle tech workers turn rental studios into functional workspaces in 6 months. No drilling, no lost deposits, real budgets.

I spent two weeks in lifecycle data and found some "eco-friendly" modular products are actually worse for the planet. Here's what the numbers reveal.

2,847 repair invoices reveal modular phones cost 75% less to fix than iPhones. Here's the data that changes the repair vs. replace math completely.

Three years of R&D, six weeks of real-world performance. Here's why copying nature's forms without understanding its functions keeps failing.