How to Categorize Products for CB2

Understanding CB2 Product Categorization

CB2 stands as Crate & Barrel's bold, modern sibling brand, curating contemporary furniture and home accessories for young, design-savvy urban dwellers. With a distinctive aesthetic that embraces edge, experimentation, and accessible luxury, CB2 maintains a sophisticated product taxonomy designed to serve customers who want their spaces to make a statement. Proper product categorization is absolutely essential for visibility in their curated digital storefront, search rankings, and connecting bold design pieces with customers seeking contemporary urban style.

The CB2 marketplace operates with a refined taxonomy that reflects the distinctive nature of contemporary urban retail. Unlike traditional furniture stores, CB2's category structure accounts for bold design movements (brutalist, postmodern, maximalist, industrial), space-conscious urban living (small space solutions, modular systems, multifunctional pieces), material experimentation (concrete, brass, velvet, acrylic), and trend-forward aesthetics. When listing products for CB2 customers, selecting the precise category pathway determines not only where your product appears in curated browse pages but also affects placement in designer collaborations, editorial features, and style-forward lookbooks.

CB2 utilizes a hierarchical classification system that organizes products from broad departments like "Furniture" or "Decor" down to highly specific subcategories such as "Furniture > Living > Sofas > Velvet Sofas" or "Decor > Objects > Decorative Objects > Sculptural Objects". Each product must be assigned to the most relevant and specific category to maximize visibility among customers who seek statement-making pieces. The precision of your categorization directly impacts whether design-forward urban dwellers discover your products when browsing by aesthetic, function, or material preference.

Manual categorization presents significant challenges for sellers dealing with CB2's trend-forward taxonomy. The contemporary urban furniture market moves rapidly with design trends, material innovations, and aesthetic movements constantly evolving. A statement coffee table requires categorization that accounts for design style (geometric, organic, architectural), material (marble, brass, glass, concrete), scale (apartment-sized, statement scale), and aesthetic positioning (minimalist, maximalist, industrial). Our enterprise API addresses these intricate requirements by leveraging machine learning models trained specifically on contemporary urban home classifications, delivering consistent and accurate categorization that matches CB2's distinctive aesthetic standards.

CB2 Product Taxonomy System

CB2's product taxonomy is a sophisticated hierarchical classification system specifically designed to organize the bold, contemporary urban home experience. The structure reflects the brand's understanding of how design-forward millennials and Gen-Z customers shop for their spaces, organized by aesthetic impact, function, and trend relevance. Understanding this system is essential for anyone looking to list products effectively on CB2's marketplace and reach customers who want their homes to reflect current design culture.

The taxonomy follows a tree structure where primary branches divide products into major departments: Furniture, Outdoor, Lighting, Rugs, Decor, Bedding, Bath, and Kitchen. Each department contains aesthetic-driven subdivisions that further branch into product type categories, material groupings, and style collections. For example, a brass and marble side table would follow the path: Furniture > Living > Side Tables > Metal & Stone. This granular approach ensures customers can find statement pieces whether browsing by room function, design aesthetic, or material preference.

CB2's taxonomy also accounts for designer collaborations and limited-edition collections that are central to the brand's identity. Collections from emerging designers, artist partnerships, and exclusive collaborations require specialized categorization paths. Small space solutions hold particular importance for CB2's urban apartment-dwelling customer base, with dedicated categories for multifunctional furniture and space-saving designs. Our AI models understand these commercial nuances and categorize products to maximize reach across relevant browse paths and curated editorial features.

Popular CB2 Categories

CB2 continuously evolves its taxonomy to reflect emerging design movements, new material technologies, and the aesthetic preferences of their design-savvy customer base. With contemporary design culture constantly advancing through social media, designer collaborations, and global influences, proper categorization becomes increasingly dynamic. Our AI models receive regular updates to reflect CB2's latest category structures, ensuring your products are always classified according to current standards and can take advantage of trending aesthetic categories.

API Integration Guide for CB2

Integrating our CB2 categorization API into your contemporary furniture application is straightforward and developer-friendly. We provide RESTful endpoints that accept product information and return detailed categorization results including aesthetic classification, material detection, and trend identification. Our API seamlessly integrates with popular inventory management systems and e-commerce platforms used in modern furniture retail.

import requests

def categorize_for_cb2(product_description, api_key):
    """
    Categorize a contemporary urban product for CB2
    Returns aesthetic, category path, and trend attributes
    """
    base_url = "https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php"
    params = {
        "query": product_description,
        "api_key": api_key,
        "data_type": "cb2"
    }
    response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
    return response.json()

# Example usage for CB2
result = categorize_for_cb2(
    "Sven Charme Tan Leather 3-Seater Sofa Modern Mid-Century",
    "your_api_key_here"
)
print(f"Category: {result['category']}")
print(f"Aesthetic: {result['aesthetic']}")
print(f"Material: {result['material']}")

async function categorizeForCB2(productDescription, apiKey) {
    const baseUrl = 'https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php';
    const params = new URLSearchParams({
        query: productDescription,
        api_key: apiKey,
        data_type: 'cb2'
    });

    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}?${params}`);
    return response.json();
}

// Example usage for CB2 marketplace
categorizeForCB2(
    'Marble Waterfall Coffee Table White Carrara Gold Base',
    'your_api_key'
)
.then(result => {
    console.log('Category:', result.category);
    console.log('Aesthetic:', result.aesthetic);
    console.log('Confidence:', result.confidence);
});

curl -X GET "https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php" \
  -d "query=Brass Arc Floor Lamp Oversized Statement Lighting" \
  -d "api_key=your_api_key_here" \
  -d "data_type=cb2"