Made to measure

The term DIY used to apply to all forms of home improvement, from putting up uneven shelves to painting and decorating. But today the DIY trend is about consumers using new self-service brands to achieve and create professional-quality products, goods or services.

Want to make sure you have a nice bottle of red for your next dinner party? Crushpad Wine lets anyone create their own wine and launch their own label for commercial distribution. Fancy selling your own designs? Online retailer Asos has a Marketplace section that allows people to start their own fashion boutique online.

Other examples include New Zealand-based WilliamsWarn’s in-home brewery, California-based TechShop, which runs a chain of mechanical workshops where users can work on their own car projects, and Collabracam, which allows its users to shoot and edit professional video footage through iPhone/iPad software.

Henry Mason, head of research and analysis at consultancy Trendwatching, has dubbed the phenomenon “Profession-all”. Its latest report notes that not only does a DIY mentality fit with the tough economic climate but it harnesses a craving among consumers for creativity.

“Consumers are looking for stories because the world is full of mass-produced objects that anyone can buy. So what’s interesting for consumers is a product they can tell people about through the knowledge and experience they gained,” says Mason. He adds that as more jobs are disappearing, people are looking for new career opportunities and using self-service brands to restyle themselves as entrepreneurs.

Bespoke fragrance maker The Perfume Studio and gourmet cooking school L’Atelier Des Chefs are tapping into this trend by offering consumers experiences where they can create custom products for themselves. Both have price points comparable to a mainstream product, with The Perfume Studio’s bespoke perfume making sessions costing about £40 and L’Atelier Des Chefs’ gourmet cooking classes ranging from £15 to £54.

The Perfume Studio managing director Robin Taylor explains: “We started out with the idea of selling perfume, but now we sell an experience first and the fragrance second.”

“People really get into a Perfume Studio experience. It’s not to do with price necessarily as we cost about the same as a fragrance from a store. For £40, people can have an experience as well as the bottle of perfume they can take home - it’s added value.

Graphic Novels » Blog Archive » Parker Used Car Price Guide

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