Furniture maker joins do-it-yourself trend
Seinfeld's Cosmo Kramer (left) wanted to start a make-your-own pizza business. We've had make-your-own salad bars for eons. The Build-A-Bear Workshop chain is growing like gangbusters. Newspaper publishers and other media companies are trumpeting user-generated content. Now, a high-end, family-run furniture maker in Auburn, Maine, is inviting customers to, well, make their own furniture.
Thos. Moser, which produces pricey cherry-wood tables, rocking chairs and other goods, has launched a Customer in Residence program, where five long-time customers will spend a week in Maine building furniture and meeting with founder Tom Moser and his family. Five other Moser customers will participate in a second session next month, the company says. Cost: It varies depending on the furniture each participant chooses to build.
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