Full Article: http://www.dezeen.com/2014/02/14/opinion-justin-mcguirk-open-design-italian-furniture-industry/

TL:DR - A stool which could cost £25 will cost closer to £250 for the same quality if using the open-source system. "if I wanted to take the train to that CNC cutter in Essex, there's nothing particularly "social" about watching a machine drill through plywood to some algorithmic configuration."