apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Dear AT -

I see so many people making and selling stuff. But how do they find someone to manufacture it all if they don't make it themselves by hand.

Can you suggest some resources, say, for finding companies that custom manufacture furniture, clothes, or home accessories to your design specs?

Thanks

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three sides to every story.

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Sinatra.

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http://www.tron-sector.com/gallery/show.aspx?ID=2567

that was when driving over the b'klyn bridge wasn't a three-ring circus of cars trying to merge around the cop cars permanently stationed in the middle of the road

sigh.

Jackie, that comment is so wide ranging, I don't think there is an answer, as someone who does design and manufacture, I can say it takes alot of research
into your specific product, market and locale. And good luck with taking designs to other manufacturers and not getting copied when the product is successful. That's always a risk anytime you involve other people. First look into copyright and non-dislosure agreements. Its not easy or cheap or get a product of any kind out there to the buyers. Then you'll understand why there are so few choices when you go to buy something specific and can't find what you want.

The first thing I read after posting above is a NY TIMES article in the magazine section, "Selling to the Avatar" about a virtual world of design, manufacture and selling. I don't quite understand the concept but will check it out.

Kate, we spent nearly 2 hours talking about Second Life in my j-school Web Studio class yesterday. USC's Annenberg School (not where I am) is heavily involved in Second LIfe.

When I asked "is THIS the future of news?", there were a lot of mutters along the lines of "I hope not!"