How to Categorize Products for Chairish

Understanding Chairish Product Categorization

Chairish has established itself as the premier online marketplace for vintage, antique, and designer furniture and home decor, connecting discerning buyers with exceptional pieces from professional dealers, interior designers, and individual collectors. Founded in 2013, the platform has cultivated a sophisticated community of design enthusiasts who appreciate the quality, craftsmanship, and character that distinguishes vintage and antique furnishings from mass-produced alternatives. Proper product categorization within the Chairish ecosystem is absolutely essential for reaching this refined audience of collectors, designers, and homeowners seeking one-of-a-kind pieces to elevate their spaces.

The Chairish marketplace operates with a meticulously curated taxonomy specifically designed to organize the diverse world of vintage, antique, and designer home goods. Unlike conventional furniture retailers that categorize primarily by function, Chairish taxonomy embraces the rich vocabulary of design history including period classifications (Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, Victorian, Hollywood Regency), provenance indicators (French, Italian, Danish, American), and designer attributions that significantly influence value and desirability. Products must be classified to appear in browse paths that reflect how serious collectors and design professionals discover exceptional pieces.

When listing products on Chairish, category selection directly impacts visibility among the platform's highly engaged buyer community. Chairish users frequently browse by specific design eras, knowing exactly whether they seek a 1960s Danish credenza or a 1920s Art Deco vanity. The platform's search and discovery algorithms prioritize accurate period, style, and provenance classification to surface items for buyers with sophisticated preferences. A misclassified item risks invisibility to precisely the collectors who would value it most, missing opportunities with buyers who specifically seek its era, origin, or design movement.

Manual categorization of vintage and antique pieces presents extraordinary challenges that require deep knowledge of design history and marketplace conventions. A single chair might require classification by period (Mid-Century Modern), designer (Hans Wegner), origin (Danish), material (teak, Danish cord), and furniture type (lounge chair). These layered classifications determine which browse paths surface the item to interested collectors. Our AI-powered categorization system has been trained extensively on vintage and antique furniture terminology, design movements, and the specific attribution language that defines how serious buyers search for exceptional pieces.

The Chairish audience represents exceptionally valuable customers for vintage and antique dealers. Platform buyers demonstrate sophisticated taste, strong purchase intent, and willingness to invest in quality pieces that mass-market furniture retailers cannot provide. Interior designers use Chairish to source statement pieces for client projects, collectors seek to complete period-specific collections, and design-conscious homeowners browse for character-rich furnishings that tell stories. Reaching these motivated buyers through accurate, detailed categorization creates meaningful opportunities for dealers, estate sellers, and design professionals who appreciate the platform's commitment to quality and authenticity.

Chairish Vintage & Design Taxonomy

The Chairish taxonomy represents a sophisticated classification system designed specifically for the vintage, antique, and designer furniture marketplace. Unlike conventional home goods retailers, Chairish categories incorporate design historical context, period classifications, and provenance indicators that serious collectors expect when browsing exceptional pieces. Understanding this nuanced system is essential for dealers and sellers seeking optimal visibility among Chairish's discerning buyer community.

The taxonomy structure organizes products across multiple classification dimensions that work together to enable precise discovery. Primary product type categories include Furniture (seating, tables, storage, beds), Lighting (chandeliers, sconces, lamps, pendants), Art (paintings, prints, sculpture, photography), Decor (mirrors, vases, objects, textiles), and Rugs (antique, vintage, contemporary). Each category branches into detailed subcategories that reflect furniture typology and design conventions used by professionals in the antique and vintage trade.

Beyond functional categorization, Chairish embraces style and period classification that distinguishes the platform from general furniture marketplaces. Products can be classified by design movement (Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, Art Nouveau, Regency, Victorian), origin (French Provincial, Italian Baroque, Danish Modern, American Colonial), and notable designer or manufacturer attributions. These multi-dimensional classifications enable the sophisticated search and browse experiences that attract serious collectors and design professionals to the Chairish marketplace.

Core Chairish Categories

API Integration Guide

Integrating our Chairish categorization API into your dealer inventory system enables automated classification that captures the nuanced terminology and period-specific language required for vintage and antique marketplace success.

import requests

def categorize_for_chairish(product_description, api_key):
    base_url = "https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php"
    params = {"query": product_description, "api_key": api_key, "data_type": "chairish"}
    response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
    return response.json()

result = categorize_for_chairish(
    "Mid-Century Danish Teak Credenza 1960s Dyrlund Tambour Door Sideboard",
    "your_api_key_here"
)
print(f"Category: {result['category']}")

async function categorizeForChairish(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: 'chairish'});
    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}?${params}`);
    return response.json();
}

categorizeForChairish('Art Deco French Bronze Table Lamp 1930s Opaline Glass Shade', 'your_api_key')
    .then(result => console.log('Category:', result.category));