Gabbert: Specialized component manufacturing cuts furniture costs and expands customer choice
John Gabbert · Room & Board: John Gabbert. A Broken Deal, a Family Rift, and the Birth of a Furniture Giant · May 11, 2026 · at 39:01
John Gabbert, founder of Room & Board, explains the modular supply chain model of using specialized regional craft manufacturers for separate furniture components.
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“So the unique thing we bring to the process is we bring the design, and then we have these different manufacturers Make the components, which actually reduces the cost of the piece, because we got these specialists doing what they do really well. And it has the bonus advantage of, now you've got lots of choice.”
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