Our workshop

Why we print instead of manufacture

A factory run makes sense at ten thousand units of one design. We carry a few dozen designs and keep adding to them, which doesn't survive contact with a five-week container. So everything here is printed to order, a few at a time, in New York.

The designs come from independent 3D artists. The printing, assembly, testing and packing is ours.

What's in one

Printed parts in PLA, a plant-derived thermoplastic made from corn starch rather than petroleum. Clicker models add a mechanical switch and a small spring. Keychain models add a nickel-plated split ring or ball chain. Most designs press-fit together with no glue, so you can pull one apart and put it back without breaking it.

Colors are printed, not painted and not stickers. When you see the waffle texture or the arcade cabinet's side art, that's geometry and filament changes. It's slower, and it's the reason the detail survives being carried around in a pocket.

We buy premium filament rather than the cheapest available. Most of it is imported, because that's where the best material is made. Every piece is printed, assembled and boxed here.

A restock here is a print queue, not a shipping forecast. That's the whole difference, and it's why a sold-out color is back in a week.

Looking after them

These are desk toys, not impact toys. Printed parts can chip or crack at the joints if they're dropped from height or struck hard. Treated normally, the plastic will outlast the switch inside it.

Contains small parts. Not suitable for children under 3.