4. Our online marketplace turns independent makers into a
distributed factory, crafting digitally cut furniture to order
5. This model of digital, local making cuts out shipping and logistics, turning
the economics of manufacturing and distribution on its head
Traditional Opendesk
Mass production
Mass logistics
Warehouse for stock
Retail mark-up
6 week+ lead time
Local production
14 day lead time
6. The end result is hand crafted, design furniture that's not
only better value and faster to make than others…
7. … but can be configured and customised
to a company’s brand and requirements
Personalised Logos Integrated ElectronicsModular Components
8. Which is why a whole range of companies from
household names to startups have chosen to fit
out their offices through Opendesk
9. …not to mention why we’ve been exhibited in
some of the world’s top design museums &
nominated for Furniture Design of the Year
10. Ian Bennink
Sr Marketing & Mngt roles in
Philips and Nokia
Cofounded two earlier
ventures. INSEAD MBA
http://linkedin.com/in/
ianbennink
James Arthur
Full stack developer, Digital
Media Director of Large Blue
Web platforms, including
Green.tv and the award
winning OpenIDEO
http://linkedin.com/in/thruflo
Nick Ierodiaconou
Co-founder of strategic
design consultancy 00
Co-designed the TED
Prize winning WikiHouse
http://linkedin.com/in/
nickdiaconou
Joni Steiner
Co-founder of strategic
design consultancy 00
RIBA award-winning
Architect & designer
http://linkedin.com/in/
joni-steiner-63ab2324
The UK office furniture market is worth £665m. The US market is $13B and
predicted to grow by 7% in 2016. As a founding team, we’re passionate about
building a mission-driven company to scale.
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2
1. AMA Research, 2013 2. BIFMA / IHS Global Insight, 2015
Tim Carrigan
Co-founder of NoHo Digital,
acquired by WPP
Managing partner at
OgilvyOne and Head of
OgilvyInteractive
http://linkedin.com/in/tcarrigan
