July 2011
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An amazing argument for personalized clothing: →
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This weekend I was told a story which, although I’m kind of ashamed to admit it, because holy shit is it ever obvious, is kind of blowing my mind.
A friend of a friend won a free consultation with Clinton Kelly of What Not To Wear, and she was very excited, because she has a plus-size body, and…
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Job Opportunity: Marketing Manager for...
… had to take this down because they’re in “stealth mode”. Sorry. Email me (carmen.magar at gmail) or Dave Sloan if you’re looking for a job in the mass customization world!
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Watch2 Questions for Peter Weijmarshausen from Shapeways.
Shapeways recently moved to New York from the Netherlands to build their marketplace of 3D printed objects. Just as Makerbot is revolutionizing 3D printing by making the printers themselves more accessible, Shapeways is really groundbreaking in allowing normal people like you and me to design something and have it printed by them. I met with...
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“Home-based shopping will permit consumers to control manufacturing directly,...”
– An article in the New York Times from 1982, titled: “Study Says Technology Could Transform Society” about this time when every home might have a two-way videotex (computer terminal with internet connection), predicting mass customization.
Pretty cool.