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CustomMade names Google Ventures and First Round Capital as Lead Investors

Posted by Pedro in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on November 18, 2011

In September, CustomMade co-founders Mike Salguero and Seth Rosen reported in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company had raised $2 million of an expected $2.1 million in its first institutional funding round.  Only the co-founders were listed as investors at that time.

On November 17, 2011, CustomMade revealed [...]

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Custom Inspirations for Your Holiday Table, Part 1: Thanksgiving Themed Custom Kitchen Accessories

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 17, 2011

Looking for a unique centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table?  How about custom kitchen accessories that can catch the spirit as well as the spills of the season?  Here are a few selections from our CustomMade galleries that would look great at your holiday parties.  If the inspiration strikes you, act quickly and contact our artisans [...]

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Meet Your Maker: David Sipos of Minka Woodworks

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on November 17, 2011

Meet David Sipos, owner of Minka Woodworks,  and known for his intricate furniture, interiors, and outdoor structures using the tried and true techniques of the Japanese. David has earned a reputation amongst design enthusiasts after many years spent mastering his trade, studying and apprenticing under different architects and carpenters. Using traditional techniques such as dovetails [...]

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GORGEOUS Light Sculpture by Luminessence

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on November 16, 2011

We have so many unique, creative makers on CustomMade using wood, metal and glass to form incredible, one-of-a-kind custom art. But artists who manipulate light in design can create an environment that can actually alter a mood or behavior and that’s powerful stuff!

For Stephen White, the designing and building of original handcrafted light sculptures began [...]

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CustomMade Supports Small Business Saturday

Posted by Marcie in Custom Community, For Customers, For Makers on November 16, 2011

It’s that time of year when people start thinking about shopping and trying to give just the right gift. But, let’s be honest, everyone knows the only way to truly find “the piece you’ll love to pieces” is to get away from the big-box retailers and go local, unique, and even custom made. CustomMade.com is committed [...]

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Windswept Maple Tree: Movement in Metal by Metal Expressions, Ltd.

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on November 15, 2011

There is so much movement in this wall hanging I can almost feel the breeze blowing and hear the leaves rustling. Metal worker Ron Stinson of Metal Expressions, Ltd. specializes in both contemporary and abstract metal sculpture for homes and offices. He is a self taught metal worker and has been creating metal sculpture for [...]

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The Maker Movement

Posted by Pedro in For Makers, The Pro Shop on November 15, 2011

Who can save the economy? Who can change the world?

The maker movement.

Who are the makers?  In the Forbes article “Moving the Economy: The Future of the Maker Movement,” blogger TJ McCue identifies them: “The people who create, build, design, tinker, modify, hack, invent, or simply make something.”  The definition of “maker” is also [...]

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When Worlds Collide, Custom Home Remodeling Shines Through

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 13, 2011

What do this traditional style cherry jukebox by Lost Canyon Woodworks …

and this Victorian town house in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY have in common?

They both have a surprise on the inside.

Features such as the solid cherry wood, hand carved lions, flashing lights, stained glass, and a model of an old radio station [...]

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For Beauty and the Beast, Everything But the Ring: Custom Jewelry for Your Wedding Day

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 12, 2011

Don’t panic.  You can still have the wedding rings of your dreams designed by one of our CustomMade jewelry artisans.  While the custom jewelry spotlight may fall on the rings on your special day, the big stage is still shared with other jewelry pieces and accessories that can benefit from a little custom love.  Looking [...]

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Custom Projects that Honor Veterans

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 11, 2011

Today is numerically interesting: 11/11/11.  Happens every hundred years.  However, 93 years ago, there was an 11/11/11 of monumental and historic significance.  The hostilities of World War I, “the war to end all wars,” ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.  (The official peace treaty followed seven [...]

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