How Architects Could Help Custom Fab Shops: Let Them Sell Products from Projects

It's not uncommon for architects to design not just a structure, but the fixtures that will populate it. The manufacture of these smaller pieces is outsourced to custom fabricators. One such fabricator is Totetsu, a Japanese ironworking company. "Many of the products created by architects enhance the purity of a space," they write. "However, most of these custom-made products are only delivered to specific architectural projects and have no commercial future; they remain unknown." The...