The cost of open-source furniture(dezeen.com)
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The cost of open-source furniture
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/02/14/opinion-justin-mcguirk-open-design-italian-furniture-industry/
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http://www.dezeen.com/2014/02/14/opinion-justin-mcguirk-open-design-italian-furniture-industry/
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TL:DR - A stool which could cost £25 will cost closer to £250 for the same quality if using the open-source system. "if I wanted to take the train to that CNC cutter in Essex, there's nothing particularly "social" about watching a machine drill through plywood to some algorithmic configuration."