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Design Challenge 2010 – Sneak Peek!

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on January 29, 2010

There are two weeks left to enter the CustomMade.com 2010 Design Challenge (sponsored by Rockler Woodworking and Hardware) but already we’ve been amazed by the entries.  We can tell that a lot of thought went into the unique and creative furniture designs we’ve received so far.

Lamps, book cases, buffets, tables…we’ve even seen a pipe [...]

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Woodworkers and other Custom Providers Get their Due

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on January 25, 2010

Wired Magazine says we’re “The New Industrial Revolution”

This weekend I received my Feb 2010 Wired Magazine in the mail and was thrilled to see the cover story, “The New Industrial Revolution” written by editor-in-chief Chris Anderson.  Informative and inspiring, it portrayed custom makers and designers of all different types as drivers of the new economy.

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CustomMade.com Design Challenge 2010 – Official Rules and Regulations

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on January 22, 2010

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

No Purchase Necessary

The following are the official rules for the CustomMade.com Design Challenge 2010 (“Challenge”):

1. Sponsors: The Challenge is sponsored by CustomMade Ventures Corporation, located at 99 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 and Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, located at 4365 Willow Drive, Medina, MN 55340 (together “Sponsors”).

2. Eligibility: Any [...]

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InternetRetailer.com announces our alliance with Rockler.

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on January 20, 2010

Rockler Woodworking forms an alliance with CustomMade Ventures

Jan 20, 2010 by Mark Brohan

Retailer Rockler Woodworking has announced an alliance with Hardware and CustomMade Ventures, an online marketplace for woodworkers, designed to generate more sales for Rockler while providing a new product source: CustomMade.com.

Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, No. 346 in the Internet Retailer [...]

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Design and Win Custom Made Furniture

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on January 18, 2010

THE ENTRIES ARE IN!  VOTE NOW FOR YOUR FAVORITE.

Have you been looking for the perfect piece of furniture for your home or office but can’t seem to find what you need? Think you could design it better than the mass manufacturers? Here’s your chance.

Introducing the CustomMade.com Design Challenge sponsored by Rockler Woodworking [...]

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Custom Furniture in Art Nouveau Style

Posted by CustomMade in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers, Maker Spotlight, Our Favorite Custom Finds on January 8, 2010

William Doub Custom Furniture designs and builds exquisite Art Nouveau style furniture and architectural interiors.  We asked them to give us a bit of history on the Art Nouveau style and its impact on furniture design.

DEFINITION AND HISTORY OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE

Art Nouveau refers to an international movement and style of art that [...]

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How to Commission Furniture Built For You

Posted by CustomMade in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on January 6, 2010

You need a display cabinet for your prized art-work?  Or you want the same desk that your brother inherited?  An elegant bed or a one of a kind music stand?  It’s possible to have furniture built to meet your specific needs.

Guest blogger and Fine Woodworking contributing editor Chris Becksvoort of C. H. Becksvoort Designs walks us through [...]

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