Connecting Consumers with Furnitures

Springwise: London-based Made.com aims to bring original design to the masses by removing middlemen from the process and connecting consumers with furniture makers directly. Along the way, it strives to cut prices by 50 to 80 percent, it says. Consumers begin by browsing through the many items on Made.com’s site; represented there are the works of a variety of young and seasoned designers, many of whom design for big-name brands as well. Consumer votes determine which items from the site’s “Labs” section are put up for sale; when that happens, a timer indicates when orders should be placed for the lowest prices associated with batch production. All furniture is made to order in about four weeks and then shipped back to the UK over a like amount of time.

More furniture shopping with the crowds [Springwise]

London-based Made.com aims to bring original design to the masses by removing middlemen from the process and connecting consumers with furniture makers directly. Along the way, it strives to cut prices by 50 to 80 percent, it says. Consumers begin by browsing through the many items on Made.com’s site; represented there are the works of a variety of young and seasoned designers, many of whom design for big-name brands as well. Consumer votes determine which items from the site’s “Labs” section are put up for sale; when that happens, a timer indicates when orders should be placed for the lowest prices associated with batch production. All furniture is made to order in about four weeks and then shipped back to the UK over a like amount of time.

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