I was excited to learn about L'Edito, a newish company that uses crowd-funding to develop and produce furniture made of plywood. Designers submit their project online, web users invest money in the designs they like, and once enough money has been raised to produce it the investors get royalties on the sales. Here's a chest of drawers. Photo 20 of 28 in Maison & Objet: Part 3 by Jaime Gillin

Maison & Objet: Part 3

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I was excited to learn about L'Edito, a newish company that uses crowd-funding to develop and produce furniture made of plywood. Designers submit their project online, web users invest money in the designs they like, and once enough money has been raised to produce it the investors get royalties on the sales. Here's a chest of drawers.