Trender

🏠 Trender - AI Furniture Expert

We wanted to reinvent the way people design their living spaces by making interior design as fun and interactive as swiping on your favorite app. We noticed how overwhelming furniture shopping and trend discovery can be, especially for students and young professionals. That's why we built Trender: to put the power of AI, real-world cultural trends, and a swipe-based UX in everyone's hands.

The idea came from observing how people struggle with furniture shopping — they either get overwhelmed by endless options or end up with pieces that don't match their style. We wanted to create something that felt as intuitive and enjoyable as dating apps, but for furniture discovery.

💡 What It Does

Trender analyzes a photo of your room, then uses AI to suggest trendy furniture upgrades matched to your style. You simply swipe right or left — just like Tinder — to pick what you love. Trender then connects you to stores nearby where you can buy those items.

The app also builds your personal taste profile and explains the reasoning behind each recommendation, so you can learn about your own style as you go.

🔑 Key Features

🎨 AI Style Analysis: Upload room photos or take a visual quiz to discover your design aesthetic
🤖 Smart Recommendations: Powered by Qloo's cultural intelligence and Google's Gemini AI
💞 Swipe Interface: Tinder-style swiping for furniture discovery
🛋️ Personalized Curation: Get recommendations tailored to your taste profile
💫 Beautiful UI: Modern, responsive design with smooth animations

🧱 How We Built It

🖥️ Frontend Architecture

React 18 + TypeScript: For type-safe, maintainable code
Tailwind CSS: Custom design system with warm terracotta theme (#FB923C)
ui: Beautiful, accessible component library
Framer Motion: Smooth animations and micro-interactions

🧑‍🎨 3D & Visual Design

Spline: Interactive 3D furniture scenes and room visualizations
Figma: High-fidelity mockups and design system
Custom CSS: Advanced gradients and glassmorphism effects

⚙️ Backend & APIs

Qloo API: Cultural intelligence for trend-driven recommendations_
Google Gemini AI: Image analysis and style understanding
React Query: Efficient data fetching and caching

🚧 Challenges We Ran Into

UI/UX Complexity
Perfecting the swipe experience on web required fine-tuned drag physics and gesture handling to feel truly mobile-native.
Performance Optimization
Processing large images and handling real-time taste updates securely without lag was technically demanding.

Design your space. Discover your taste. Swipe your style — with Trender.