http://www.metafilter.com/tags/DesignToOrder Posts tagged with 'DesignToOrder' at MetaFilter. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:43:34 -0800 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:43:34 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/66910/Design%2DTo%2DOrder <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/joi/444996473/">Kohei Nishiyama</a> is the co-founder of a company and a website: <a href="http://www.elephant-design.com/en/">Elephant Design</a> and <a href="http://www.pingmag.jp/2007/01/25/elephant-design-build-your-imaginary-appliances-online/">Cuusso.com</a>. They solicit product ideas from individuals (like these <a href="http://www.cuusoo.com/studio/user/011637/0001/">modular electrical plug in stacks</a>), realize the feasibility and desirability of those products (There are currently 28 votes for a <a href="http://www.cuusoo.com/studio/user/100069/0002/">bag that apparently sticks together without tape</a>), and then manufacture and sell those things (Hey! A <a href="http://www.muji.net/store/cmdty/detail/4547315340583">Portable Night Light</a>!). It's a process called <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/html/content_0802/cus/index.html">Design to Order</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.66910 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:43:34 -0800 DesignToOrder DTO ElephantDesign sleslie