From Maker to Founder

We are on Kickstarter! You can pre-order your own set of Tangeez now!

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gaïa has been hard at work at Choplet Studios in Williamsburg, working on the 3rd iterations of the Nautilus.  We’ve opened up the handle, changed the interior geometry of the vessel, so it fits the curve of a neutrally positioned hand better, and are experimenting with different sizes.  Above are left and right-handed pieces, ready to be fired in the kiln.

Another throwback Thursday photo of Jess, @rockpaperrobot ‘s co-founder and MIT roboticist featured on @pbs , working on a cube of the float table. Support us and vote @americanmademsl martha.ms/16GD08E #tbt #marthastewart #design #furniture #modern #levitating #table (at New Lab)

Throwback thursday…here’s a photo of us exactly a year ago when we were just developing another prototype for the float table…Now we’re competing for @americanmademsl as an american made maker. Please go and vote! martha.ms/16GD08E #tbt #furniture #design #table #levitating #coffeetable #modern (at New Lab)

Eric and I took a trip to the CNC lathe factory (reminds me of C & C Music Factory each time I write it…everybody dance now…) to check up on the progress of our prototype leg parts. It was awesome to check out the place, meet the folks behind it, and see just how quick and efficient the CNC machines work. We’re really excited to partner with this shop - They’re focused solely on CNC turning, so they really know their stuff. They were completely willing to work with us on prototype quantities, AND as we grow they’ll be able to supply us at quantities in the 100s or even 1000s. That’s a huge benefit because often prototyping is approached differently than production, and at the production level there are all these new concerns to iron out. 

After circulating our thoughts on where to go with the design iterations, we have come to a more realistic place. Putting in a light, as sketched out a few weeks ago may not at all be the best thing to do. It will add cost to production, weight to piece, and likely something else that can...

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It’s official - spec drawing are done, the renderings are done - it’s all in the robotic hands of CNC lathe. We should have parts in the next two weeks - pretty exciting! 

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Mihae and Jess shooting a video for NYC EDC! #photoshoot (at New Lab)

Trying out some new #wood #patterns for the #float #table (at New Lab)

It has been long coming and long discussed but we have settled on a design innovation that will go into discussion/effect immediately. Knowing that we are focused clearly on the first responder/disaster market, we have chosen to go for a design iteration that will lower one barrier for a potential...

Meet T-Rex, the New Lab’s superstar. #fluffy #pomeranian #puppy #tyrannosaurus #rex #Trex #petsatwork (at New Lab)

We’re finishing up our sketching for a computer-cut run of legs. We have been working with a PA-based CNC turning shop to take our legs from prototype level to production ready. Their expertise helped show us where our current iterations were either difficult or inefficient to do on a CNC lathe, while opening us up to new ideas that are really only achievable with a computerized machine. Still love the lo tech sketching pencil on paper though!