Canoa

Canoa announced today that Ellie Cunningham, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Federico Negro, the company’s Founder, will continue to focus on building their core product as well as serve on the company’s Board of Directors. “Having worked with Ellie for over a decade, I know she’s the right leader to take our company into its next stage of growth,” said Federico Negro. “The interior design vertical in particular has always suffered from a lack of innovation in its tooling and has struggled to achieve interoperability across the platforms designers use every day. This system has forced designers to piece together generic software from other industries, and has restricted access to the critical product information they need to complete their projects. We intend to change that.” Earlier this year, Canoa launched its flagship product, which enables designers to create mood boards, scaled floor plans, and presentations all in one platform. After four years of research and development, the company has built the industry’s most connected and intelligent design tool. Designers leverage Canoa to move from inspiration to specification in one connected workflow. One of the company’s top priorities is to put designers at the helm of defining how and when AI plays a role in the creative process. “As a designer myself, I understand what is at stake with AI in our industry. In its worst iteration, it replaces the creative workflow. In its best iteration, it lifts us up as an industry and expands our creativity. We continue to build our AI capabilities towards the latter, and we consider this duality with every AI advancement we put into our product,” said the company’s new CEO. Canoa AI is the first AI recommendation engine built for interior designers and was recently awarded a Patent. The Patent is the first to embed a learning algorithm directly inside a CAD application and covers the generation of user-specific recommendations using their own clicks as prompt inputs. In 2025, Canoa has plans to more than triple their user base and will announce key partnerships with industry-leading brands. “We started Canoa to make design more fun for the professional interior designer. Along the way, we have seen a surge of interest from brands in our industry that are eager to use Canoa to connect to their main customers and showcase their products. Helping bridge the gap between brands and designers by building a more connected ecosystem will be our top priority,” Cunningham explained.? “Canoa is quickly becoming the nexus of creativity for the interior design industry–it’s the digital home where designers, brands, and even consumers can meet and collaborate. We fundamentally believe that great design should be accessible to all, and we know that Canoa can answer that calling for the design-obsessed.” https://lnkd.in/gNpMzXvR

Our newest feature, Templates, are prebuilt design layouts that you can add into your own Canvas to quick start your design. ?? Pro Tip: When you drag and drop a Template from the sidebar into your Canvas, a bunch of elements and Frames will appear. Keep what you want and simply delete the rest! Once you’ve added a Template, all you need to do is fill it in with your inspiration and products. [Get Started] ?? https://lnkd.in/ghiHxNcs #architecture #interiordesign #pinterest #inspiration #furnituredesign #furnitureschedule #productdesign #designtools #designsoftware

Interior Designers, bring your team together to brainstorm, test-fit, and space plan in one design environment. Canoa is the only collaborative white boarding tool made for interior designers. Measure, scale, draw, layout, comment and present, all together. [Get Started] ?? https://lnkd.in/gtAx7Bn4

Don’t start from scratch Design Templates by and for the interior design community. ?? Templates made for real interior design work. Get started with: - CAD Library - Concept Design - Space Planning - Schematic Design - Product Specification - Design Development - ROM Budget #architecture #interiordesign #pinterest #inspiration #furnituredesign #furnitureschedule #productdesign #designtools #designsoftware

???? Jump into?Lisbeth Jimenez, IIDA, NCIDQ, WELL AP's?Canvas and see how she uses?Canoa?to create and organize her inspirations and ideas. “When I discovered Canoa I said to myself “finally!” Finally a platform I can use to create presentations + mood boards + specs. This all without having to bring out images to edit in Photoshop. Having a one stop shop design platform has been refreshing and I am hooked. Canoa is a game changer and I am always excited to see and try the new tools they develop!” ? [Launch Canvas] ?? https://lnkd.in/gNPRHWNS #architecture?#interiordesign?#pinterest?#inspiration?#furnituredesign?#furnitureschedule?#productdesign?#designtools?#designsoftware

?? Meet Lisbeth, Lisbeth Jimenez, IIDA, NCIDQ, WELL AP is an NCIDQ certified built environment specialist who produces exceptional, transformational design concepts — creating beneficial spaces that positively impact her clients and their environments. Her current role is Creative Director at MKDA. Lisbeth participates in interior design pro-bono projects, and has designed spaces for a number of non-profit organizations while also being an education advocate and teacher. ?? [learn more] ?? https://lnkd.in/gNPRHWNS #architecture?#interiordesign?#pinterest?#inspiration?#furnituredesign?#furnitureschedule?#productdesign?#designtools?#designsoftware #community

?? Bring your team together to brainstorm, test-fit, and space plan in one design environment. [get started] ?? https://lnkd.in/g_Q6Sp8P #architecture?#interiordesign?#pinterest?#inspiration?#furnituredesign?#furnitureschedule?#productdesign?#designtools?#designsoftware #collaboration #spaceplan #testfit

How interior designers collect inspiration and data matters. Do it with ease. ?? #architecture?#interiordesign?#pinterest?#inspiration?#furnituredesign?#furnitureschedule?#productdesign?#designtools?#designsoftware #productdata #moodboard

Pro Tip ?? Drag and drop the furniture blocks from our Catalog and AI side bar into your Canvas and arrange them to create your desired floor plan. Pay attention to spacing, alignment, and proportions with help from our Measure tool and auto-Snapping and Alignment features. ?? ? Draw your own custom shapes freely. ? Use Canoa’s 2D block library for free. ? Import your own DWG, DXF, and 3DM files. #architecture?#interiordesign?#pinterest?#inspiration?#furnituredesign?#furnitureschedule?#productdesign?#designtools?#designsoftware

Jump into?Mara Gould's Canvas and see how she uses?Canoa?to create and organize her inspirations and ideas. “Canoa’s platform transformed our design process by linking 2D furniture blocks directly to product catalogs with essential details like product image, lead time, and price, which streamlined our workflow and eliminated redundant tasks. By leveraging the Areas and Furniture Schedule features, the design process was directly linked to specification and kept track of the overall spend and project milestones. Overall, Canoa made designing efficient and seamless from start to finish.” [jump into her Canvas] ?? https://lnkd.in/gsA9qWbA #architecture?#interiordesign?#pinterest?#inspiration?#furnituredesign?#furnitureschedule?#productdesign?#designtools?#designsoftware