Austere
Baseline theme · by Switch
$42099% positive · 95 reviews
A stripped-back, grid-driven theme built for small furniture and lighting catalogs with a raw, mono-hued brutalist aesthetic.
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Talk to Felltop- Released
- 25 May 2021
- Last updated
- 4 August 2026 · v5.4.0
- Updates
- 55 releases
IndustryFurnitureLightingHomeware
StyleMinimalBrutalistIndustrialScandi
PositioningDtc modernMid market
LayoutGrid denseWhitespace generousImage led
CatalogueSmall 1 20
StageFirst storeScaling
Features
32Cart and checkout4
- Cart notes
- In-store pickups
- Quick buy
- Slide-out cart
Marketing and conversion9
- Blogs
- Countdown timer
- FAQ page
- Product badges
- Promo banners
- Promo popups
- Promo tiles
- Recently viewed
- Recommended products
Merchandising13
- Color swatches
- Combined listingPlus
- High-resolution images
- Image galleries
- Image hotspot
- Image rollover
- Image zoom
- Lookbooks
- Product tabs
- Product videos
- Shipping/delivery information
- Size chart
- Slideshow
Product discovery8
- Breadcrumbs
- Collection page navigation
- Mega menu
- Product filtering and sorting
- Recently viewed
- Recommended products
- Sticky header
- Swatch filters
4 other styles of Baseline
Same theme and same licence — these are preset designs, not separate purchases.
Austere Shopify theme — common questions
- How much does the Austere Shopify theme cost?
- Austere by Switch costs $420 USD (one-off) in the Shopify Theme Store.
- Who is the Austere theme best for?
- Furniture, lighting, or homeware brands with a small curated catalog (under 30 SKUs) who want a design-forward, gallery-like presentation with strong typography and grid layouts.
- When should you not use the Austere theme?
- You have a large catalog needing heavy filtering, or you sell a soft/warm/luxury product where this raw grid-and-mono aesthetic would feel too cold or industrial.
- How many styles does Baseline include?
- Baseline ships 5 preset styles, including Austere. They share one licence, so buying the theme gives you all of them.
- When was the Austere theme released?
- Baseline was first released on 25 May 2021, and was last updated on 4 August 2026 across 55 releases.
- Is there a live demo of the Austere theme?
- Yes — the official Austere demo store is at https://baseline-theme-minimal.myshopify.com
