That was an interesting show KenoLeon. I couldn’t quite tell if the chair that they pitched was still a prototype or a finished piece. That Grafton company manufactures the furniture themselves, but I assume there are a lot of furniture design studios that design the furniture and then outsource it to a furniture manufacturer. And there are a lot of furniture companies whose portfolio consists of work by freelance furniture designers. I guess the freelancers would usually pass the manufacturing onto the company.
IDiot, I totally agree that full scale products are invaluable, especially for ergonomics. And I think you’re saying that I don’t need to become a full craftsman, but just to clarify …
If I work for a furniture design studio, or as a freelancer selling to furniture companies, do I also need to be a furniture ‘maker’ (as in make end ready pieces of furniture), or would I be fine making prototypes and handing the drawings over for manufacture?