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As the designer and builder of Maeve's crib, it's been fascinating to follow this thread, and also exciting to see my labor featured here.

I greatly appreciate all the positive comments about the design and wanted to take a minute to address the mostly negative comments regarding the price.

The price is undoubtedly high relative to other cribs, high enough that I couldn't afford to buy one at retail, but allow me to offer a few reasons.

First, it's made here in Brooklyn, NY, which may or may not be a benefit to you, but it means we pay US labor rates, create jobs here in our neighborhood, and buy materials from local suppliers. Most of the other cribs on the market are made in factories in China or Eastern Europe.

Let's also remember that this is indeed a limited-edition artisan piece. We don't have a factory with thirty people turning out this crib. It's laborious to make (close to 40 man-hours in each one), finely made, and built to last.

When people are paying $1,500 for purse and a few hundred dollars on a pair of jeans, it doesn't seem unreasonable to me to offer a unique, hand-crafted and enduring piece of furniture for $3,500.