A couple of weeks ago, Matt from Everpress wrote in about the launch of their new product/service called Haberdash. Haberdash offers a super simple way to order your own custom square cushions with your own pick of photos printed on them. I got to try the product out and was very impressed with it.
Haberdash lets you create a customized cushion by starting a new project on their website or by grabbing their official iPhone app from the App Store. The website is beautifully put together and looks great, although I personally prefer using the iPhone app. The process of customizing your cushion is easy — just select anywhere between 1 – 9 photos, arrange the layout, type in your address and credit card details and the order is placed for you. On the iPhone app, you can zoom in & move the photos around to get the exact view you want. The app also lets you import your photos from Camera Roll, Instagram, Facebook or you can just take a new photo using the app. The website on the other hand lets you either import from Instagram or manually upload from your computer.
It takes about 2 weeks for the final product to reach you, depending on where in the world you are. The package was delivered via FedEx, although Haberdash doesn’t yet have a order status tracking system in place. The cushions Haberdash uses are 100% cotton and come vacuum shrunk. They’ll take their original shape as soon as you open the plastic packaging. Your customized photo layout is printed on the cushion cover. The quality of both the cushion & the cover was far better than I expected. The material used for the cover is pretty thick, which was nice. But what impressed me most about it was the quality of printing. I ordered this photo on a 20″ by 20″ cushion and it turned out to be absolutely spectacular. The colors are rich and look great. There’s no margin on the sides, so your photo(s) take up the entire front of the cushion. Overall, I was very impressed with the product.
Haberdash currently offers these cushions in two sizes — 16″x16″, which costs £17 and 20″x20″, which costs £22. Both of these come with free worldwide shipping. The iPhone app is Free on the App Store and lets you customize & preview your cushion design easily. If you don’t have an iPhone, you can always use the website. I only wish I’d known about Haberdash sooner, these would’ve made for some nice Diwali gifts.