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The custom stand-up desk and drafting table craze!

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Founder's Blog on October 12, 2010

One of the trends in custom furniture that I’ve been interested in writing about for quite a while is the “stand-up desk” or “stand-up drafting table”.   These seem to be cropping up more and more often in various styles, and many folks that I know seem to be warming up to the idea [...]

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Why I am so passionate about Custom.

Posted by Mike in For Customers, For Makers, Founder's Blog on October 4, 2010

There appears to be a revival in the market for creators.  In the past week, I have talked with one person who bought a custom belt, another was thinking about purchasing a custom motorcycle, and still another was looking to get a custom suit.  One by one, consumers are realizing that purchasing custom is not only fun, [...]

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Can You Legally Make a Copy of this Piece of Furniture or Home Décor Item for Me?

Posted by Seth in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers, For Makers, Founder's Blog on October 1, 2010

How do intellectual property protections apply to furniture designs and other custom made items?

CustomMade Ventures (which owns CustomMade.com) has created a cyber-marketplace that connects customers seeking (you guessed it) custom made furniture and other custom items to the artisans who make these creations.  Their target audience is a growing [...]

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Custom Bubinga Bedroom Furniture

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers, Founder's Blog on September 25, 2010

I thought it might be nice for me to take a few minutes this morning to share some of my favorite custom bedroom projects made of Bubinga, one of my favorite materials.  Enjoy!  -Seth

Custom Made Bubinga Gustavian Bed

This custom made Gustavian Bed by Paulus Fine Furniture in Harpswell, Maine is an incredible display of [...]

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More Photos of Seth’s CustomMade Bubinga Coffee Table

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Founder's Blog on September 22, 2010

If you missed the original articles, please check out how Co-Founder Seth Rosen went about having his own custom coffee table made by Chesapeake Cabinet and Woodworks here and here! This story also outlines the very beginnings of how CustomMade got its start. For those of you who were waiting to see more [...]

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The coffee table that started it all (part 2)

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, For Customers, Founder's Blog, The People Behind CustomMade on September 16, 2010

Below is the dramatic conclusion to our post yesterday about Seth Rosen and his search for the perfect coffee table for his apartment. If you missed part 1, check it out here.

So I set out to find a maker, hopped online, and started searching around.  No matter what I typed into Google, I seemed [...]

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The coffee table that started it all (part 1)

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Founder's Blog, The People Behind CustomMade on September 15, 2010

Before Mike and Seth took over, CustomMade was still in its youngest stages. The site was originally discovered by Seth when he was actually looking to find a piece of custom furniture. This put in motion a series of events which would bring CustomMade into Mike and Seth’s hands, and transform it into what it [...]

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CustomMade.com – Getting Beyond “Good Enough”

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Founder's Blog on September 2, 2010

The much awaited blog post!

Hi everyone, for some time now we have been asked to write a Founders’ Blog.  We want to use our time on this blog as a way to discuss the world of Custom with our members and customers. Both Seth and I are avid consumers [...]

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Happy 4th of July weekend!

Posted by Seth in For Customers, For Makers, Founder's Blog on July 2, 2010

Happy fourth of July to all of our subscribers and readers!  We want to extend a special fourth of July thank you to our subscribers and consumers as well for realizing the importance of, and supporting hand-crafted American made goods.

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CustomMade Receives Additional Funding!

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers, Founder's Blog on June 10, 2010

CustomMade, the world’s largest online marketplace for custom services, today announced it has secured an angel round of funding for $1.15 million. The funding will be used to expand consumer-based marketing, branch out into other custom verticals and increase staff for website development and sales. The round consisted of three Boston-based private investors, and was [...]

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