[thruflo]

Thanks for such an insightful and supportive comment :)

I think you're right that the free design / pay to get made model does to some degree undervalue the design. It only really fitted for us because we a) had the designs and b) wanted to explore the local making proposition.

With other designers and ranges, we see a model where designers can name their price for the use of their design / IP. In fact, with the current OpenDesk system, a design fee is already included in the price to "get it made".

We're also interested in designers controlling their distribution: the territories they want to sell to, with a price breakdown they control.