CASE STUDYWallriseFrom Prototype to BusinessWallrise makes the Murf, a fold-away, wall-mounted electric sit-stand desk, made in San Francisco. Brandon joined during the Humanmade Hardware Accelerator, back when it was still a prototype, and helped Gabe, the founder and main designer, bring it to life as a real business.
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THE PRODUCT

Folds away, opens up

Closed, it's a clean panel on the wall. Open, it's a full desk with built-in power and a monitor arm. The Murf X adds electric sit-stand.

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OPERATIONS

From prototype to production

Brandon turned the prototype into a repeatable build: a documented process for manufacturing, assembly, and packaging, install kits grouped by step, and a shop laid out so parts flow to finished desks. He helped shape the design toward fewer, cheaper parts, then trained the production lead and handed it off.

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OPERATIONS

Inventory that can't drift

Instead of paying for an inventory app, he built one: a custom CRM, bill of materials, and inventory system. Orders flow in on their own, and marking a desk shipped updates what's owed and on hand within minutes. It tracks 79 parts from 15 suppliers across both desks and flags what to reorder, and when. 📦

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THE PLATFORM

What you place is what prints

He architected the back end and built the Murf Maker: pick a finish, drop your own art on the desk, and see it in 3D and AR before you buy, all wired into Shopify. Behind the scenes, every design becomes a print-ready file. It went live in October 2026 and brought in custom-art orders the first week. 🎨

The Result

Launched in March 2025 and shipping to 25+ US states within the first year. The Murf X Kickstarter raised $210,465 on a $40,000 goal 🎉, and sales more than doubled year over year (2.18× in the first 8 months of year 2).

Kickstarter funded526%
Sales, year over year2.18×
US states shipped to25+
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