3D Printing Lab · 18 April 2026
PLA, PETG, Resin Prints: Materials We Choose and Why
The material menu behind our printed pieces — strengths, lifespans and where each one belongs in your home.
the journal
Notes from the studio.
Care guides, gifting ideas and the honest making-of behind every pour.
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Process & Studio · 11 January 2026
Pigments We Trust: Building a Palette That Survives Decades
Micas, dyes and the terrace test rack — how colours earn a place on our bench.
Care & Craft · 17 August 2025
Anatomy of a Flood Coat: Why the Last 2mm Makes the Luxury
The final clear layer is where depth, gloss and that lens feeling live. Inside the most delicate pour we do.
Care & Craft · 1 August 2025
The Truth About Yellowing — and How We Delay It by Decades
Every epoxy ambers eventually. The difference between two years and twenty is chemistry, placement and honesty.
Care & Craft · 27 July 2025
Resin vs. Glass vs. Acrylic: Choosing the Right Material for Keepsakes
Optical depth, weight, warmth, repairability — an even-handed comparison from people who work with all three.
Care & Craft · 11 July 2025
Food-Safe Resin, Explained Without the Marketing
What food-safe certification actually covers, what it doesn't, and how to use resin serveware confidently.
Care & Craft · 6 July 2025
Why Bubbles, Cells and Waves Make Your Piece Genuinely One of One
The physics of lacing, cells and micro-bubbles — and why hand-poured can never mean identical.
Care & Craft · 20 June 2025
How Long Does Resin Art Really Last? An Honest Answer
Decades, comfortably — if three quiet enemies are kept away. Here's the honest physics of resin ageing.