tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25568898Sat, 09 Mar 2024 00:43:31 +0000Thoughts on indie furniture design and micro businesseshttp://aaaaaron.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (aaaaaron)Blogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25568898.post-117553456938168099Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:18:00 +00002007-04-02T13:22:49.393-04:00Your biggest competition is...Obscurity.But how do you compete with obscurity in a world where the abundance of everything is continually increasing?Radical differentiation barely gets you in the door these days...http://aaaaaron.blogspot.com/2007/04/your-biggest-competition-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (aaaaaron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25568898.post-115274831932063312Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:37:00 +00002006-07-12T20:17:42.470-04:00A review of The Long Tail by Chris AndersonAfter reading The Long Tail blog for some time now, it was only logical to read and review the book having seen it unfold in real time. The Long Tail is written in an easy to follow style, and advances quickly while still providing the necessary depth needed to fully explain the Long Tail concept. That concept is well-illustrated by a collection of http://aaaaaron.blogspot.com/2006/07/review-of-long-tail-by-chris-anderson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (aaaaaron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25568898.post-115259217506967771Tue, 11 Jul 2006 03:41:00 +00002006-07-11T00:29:35.133-04:00DIY Furniture + Multiple Price PointsAnother idea I've been throwing around for a while now is how can you effectively make a single item or design appeal to the widest possible audience without removing the highly-focused niche elements? I think the answer may lie in providing the product at a wider range of price points. You see this to some extent now with many manufacturers/retailers - you http://aaaaaron.blogspot.com/2006/07/diy-furniture-multiple-price-points.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (aaaaaron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25568898.post-115224217840240038Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:47:00 +00002006-07-06T23:50:26.053-04:00Open-source furniture?I've been throwing this idea around for a little while: What if furniture was open-source? Not necessarily giving away finished products, but allowing anyone to obtain the 'source code' aka manufacturing drawings? Following the open-source definition for software, you would have to allow anyone to freely redistribute the manufacturing drawings, or sell any copy or http://aaaaaron.blogspot.com/2006/07/open-source-furniture-ive-been.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (aaaaaron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25568898.post-115101700209906956Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:48:00 +00002006-06-22T19:02:48.790-04:00Projects in developmentI've been busy (hence only two posts to date) but I have some projects in the pipeline that should be prototyped sooner or later, and, with any luck, will be available for purchase soon there after.Be on the look out for a couple of CNC-router oriented chairs, made from plywood. I'm trying to integrate all the grace and balance of archetypal chairs produced from solid wood http://aaaaaron.blogspot.com/2006/06/projects-in-development-ive-been-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (aaaaaron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25568898.post-114470848109098981Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:13:00 +00002006-04-10T20:12:20.646-04:00Interesting Design vs. Profitable DesignI came across the Hackers & Painters essay the other day. Its a great artcle, and a few paragraphs in I was suprised with all of the parallels between 'hackers' and designers with an indie mind-set. One line that really caught my attention was:The other problem with startups is that there is not much overlap between the kind of software that makes money andhttp://aaaaaron.blogspot.com/2006/04/interesting-design-vs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (aaaaaron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25568898.post-114438074400626840Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:23:00 +00002006-04-08T17:32:24.706-04:00A New BeginningAll things must have a beginning, so here we go.I'll use this space to discuss independent furniture design and the relationship to micro business/micro manufacturing. If you've got something interesting related to the world of furniture design or micro business/manufacturing, shoot me an email or leave a comment.Stay tuned, there's more after the break...http://aaaaaron.blogspot.com/2006/04/new-beginning-all-things-must-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (aaaaaron)0