The Mesh - Lisa Gansky [73]
Baby Swap: Maternity and used baby goods swap platform.
http://www.babyswap.net
Cloth Diaper Exchange: Exchange platform for new and gently used cloth diapering products.
http://www.clothdiaperexchange.com
dimdom: Toy rental service in the U.K.
http://www.dimdom.fr
Freepeats: Helps families recycle baby, kid, and maternity items locally.
http://freepeats.org
Kilo Design: Children’s bicycle with an adjustable frame.
http://www.kilodesign.dk/ index_subsubpage.asp? subsubpageIDX=1&subpageIDX=6&mainpageIDX=9
Recess Urban Recreation: Offers a space to play, a community to join, and wellness education to families in San Francisco, California.
http://www.recessurbanrecreation.com
Savvy Auntie: Online community for aunts.
http://www.savvyauntie.com
Swap Baby Goods: Baby goods swaps.
http://www.swapbabygoods.com
Tots Swap Shop: Community for exchanging secondhand children’s products and advice.
http://www.totsswapshop.com
Zwaggle: Network of parents.
http://www.zwaggle.com
MAKING STUFF
In this category, Mesh companies help clients design and produce personalized products, such as custom-printed fabrics. They also create online marketplaces where crafters and DIY enthusiasts share their projects and sell handmade creations.
Build. Craft. Hack. Play. Make. Sound appealing? Check out Maker Faire, the two-day, family-friendly event series that celebrates creatives who like to tinker and love to make things. Maker Faire aims to inspire, unite, inform, and entertain a growing community of highly imaginative people who undertake jaw-dropping projects in their basements, backyards, and garages. At the event, Makers share their innovative DIY projects and skills. Maker Bob Schneeveis, for example, showcases his fantastical electric vehicles, including a redesigned Corbin Sparrow motorcycle. Maker Faire offers advanced tickets on its Web site.
bildr: Visual Web-based library of instruction sets.
http://bildr.org
Bon Bon Kakku: Custom fabric design site.
http://www.bonbonkakku.com
Craftster: Online community that shares hip DIY projects.
http://www.craftster.org/forum
Etsy: Handmade goods marketplace.
http://www.etsy.com
Fab Lab Bcn: Uses digital art to create objects.
http://www.fablabbcn.org
Fabric on Demand: Custom-printed fabrics.
http://www.fabricondemand.com
Makers Market: Online marketplace for science, tech, and artistic creations.
http://www.makersmarket.com
MyCraft: Social network for crafters.
http://www.mycraft.com
100kGarages: Community of workshops with digital fabrication tools.
http://www.100kgarages.com
Ponoko: Online marketplace for making real things.
http://www.ponoko.com
MARKETING SERVICES
Mesh companies pioneer Internet-enabled strategies to determine what products or services may be of interest to consumers, build brand identity, and offer other unique, affordable marketing services. FreshlyBranded, for example, helps buyers advertise their marketing needs on the Web and solicits designs and ideas from creative professionals for the buyer to purchase. Other Meshy organizations use advanced data capacity for tracking and aggregating customer information to help businesses engage and expand their target markets.
Are you a trendsetter who loves to shout about the things you love? Hollrr hopes so. It’s a new platform that makes it easy to share recommendations for great new products. Driven by the desire to help underdog companies launch new products, Hollrr encourages businesses to list their products on the Web site so fans can demonstrate their support. As on Twitter, Hollrr users can follow other people to keep track of the cool products they discover and recommend. Users also earn points and unlock badges for making great recommendations. Nothing is more