[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Cloud

Here's an interesting article in Wired about the new bespoke micromanufacturing which may put the lie to what you're talking about, Classic:

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/...03/st_thompson

There have always been artists/craftspeople making arts & crafts and trying to find a market for them. Now the web has created a way to reach a bigger pool of prospective customers.

But craftsmen still have a limited market for utilitarian items because there's no way they can compete on price or satisfy the 'I need it right now', in a fluctuating market of any size.

The current economic climate will effect the artists & craftspeople hard, as the people that are still working get nervous and flock to walmart, thinking they're saving money buying crap that won't last.