AI replaces CGI

From CGI to AI images: how Möbel Ehrmann rebuilt its entire product portfolio

Möbel Ehrmann logo
Using the Mazing platform for:

  • Lifestyle images in bulk
  • Product images with dimensions
  • Close-Ups
Manuel Messner

Manuel Messner

Ehrmann account manager

The starting point: a portfolio with potential, but hardly any images

Möbel Ehrmann offers a wide range of high-quality furniture – from garden chairs to living room collections. But the online product portfolio did not reflect this quality. For each product, there were often only one or two plain silo images on a white background – created in an elaborate CGI process that ate up time and budget.

What was missing: inspiring lifestyle shots that show the products in a real living context. Detail images that bring material and workmanship to life. Dimension images that give customers orientation. And all of this for every single product across the entire range – scalable and consistent with the brand.

The classic route – a photo studio or an external CGI agency – was neither economically nor logistically feasible at this scale. A new solution was needed.

The solution: a complete workflow switch from CGI to AI images

Together with Mazing, Möbel Ehrmann’s entire image production workflow was set up from scratch. The switch from CGI to AI product images did not just save costs – it made possible a completely new, scalable visual world that simply could not be achieved before.

Instead of months-long rendering cycles, the AI images are produced in a fraction of the time. Based on a few physical reference photos or existing raw data, the AI generates on-brand visuals – in all required variants.

”“Switching from CGI to AI-generated images has transformed our entire product communication. In no time, we built a complete, professional visual world – for every item, in every variant. What used to take weeks now takes days.”

Nicole StürzContent / Master Data Manager

All image types – produced with MAZING AI:

How the workflow works: from CGI to AI images

The new AI workflow at Möbel Ehrmann is simple, fast and fully scalable – without any loss of quality.

1: Provide product data & reference images

Existing silo shots or raw images from the warehouse are used as the basis – no elaborate 3D modelling process required.

2: AI generates all image types

Based on the product data, lifestyle, dimension, silo and close-up images are created automatically using batch processing – on-brand and in high resolution.

3: Quality check & approval

The images are reviewed and regenerated individually if necessary. Only after approval are they uploaded to the shop.

4: Live in the shop – scalable for the entire portfolio

The images are integrated directly into the webshop. The process can be repeated identically for every further product, without additional effort.

Benefits: the effect on costs, conversion and scalability

The switch to AI images has not only simplified the production process at Möbel Ehrmann – it has created measurable benefits.

By eliminating photo studio shoots and complex CGI productions, image production costs were reduced by around 80%. At the same time, a complete visual world is now available for every product, without each new item triggering a complex production process again.

Another effect shows directly in sales: emotional lifestyle images increase the conversion rate, because customers see the products in realistic living situations. Instead of just one plain cutout, they immediately understand the effect, size and use in the room.

The result:
lower production costs, better product pages and a content workflow that easily scales to hundreds or thousands of products.

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