On the contrary, we use it extensively in the studio furniture field, especially in the field of conservation. I can pull about a 140 emails with that word in it through a conversation in preparing for conference in 2008. In this case, all of the participants in the conversation were from the greater NYC metropolitan area including CT, NJ and Delaware one of the titles under consideration was 'Spec vs. Bespoke' dealing with the differences in gallery and commission work. I came up with a logo of sunglasses with a bicycle wheel reflected in the lenses... The discussion pretty much wore us out and it is now "Purchase 2008, Furniture, the State of the Craft"
Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> Actually, "bespoke" is not a word used in American English. It is rega
rded here as a British term. The American equivalent is "custom" althoug
h overuse has corrupted the meaning of that word.
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gabriel l romeu
this may not be considered america by texans here in chesterfield nj usa
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