I really like designer furniture and aspects of it's exclusivity. But maybe it's too exclusive and expensive for it's own good. Trying to order some of this 'expensive' furniture is problematic. Most stores are US based with third party ordering companies, quite bizarre actually with third party included costs on top of the shop of origin costs. For me (using the third party shipping service as an example) some of these furniture companies are not very good businesses especially at a time when the US is facing a terrible recession. Which in all retrospect will become worst (you can thank Obama's rapid fire spending for consumption i.e massive deficits, high taxes and eventual inflation). You would think that some of these exclusive furniture companies would open up their market to resell back internationally (yes they are importers to the US, but Asian markets would still buy), they don't. Saks 5th avenue set up an international order services last year which was a great idea and a handful of others have also done the same.
So in summary the artists, designers and shops that make some of this furniture are daggy motherfuckers, business sense is probably quite crappy; yet they make and some cool stuff, a piece here and there that might make your home/unit look interesting. But try ordering this 'exclusive' furniture and the ordering process kills your motivation (well at least mine, it aint cheap!). It makes me makes think they live in a exclusive (design) bubble that makes no business sense.
I hope Amazon (a good company) wipes these complacent shit dumps of fucking businesses off the planet and some kid picks up a Moroso chair (for $100.00) from the fire-sales.
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