It started with a broken part. Something around the house had snapped and no matter where I looked, I couldn't buy a replacement anywhere - the exact piece just didn't exist for sale. Out of pure frustration, I bought a 3D printer, thinking I'd fix that one thing and be done with it.
I wasn't done with it. Once I saw what the printer could actually do, I couldn't stop finding new things to try. I taught myself to design my own pieces, figured out how to get colours and details right, and eventually started printing things people could actually use - and later, things people wanted to give as gifts.
That curiosity turned into something I now do properly, in a small workshop of my own in Dublin. I print everything myself, layer by layer, then finish each piece by hand — sanding, priming, painting, wiring up LEDs where needed. Nothing is outsourced. If it's in this shop, I made every part of it myself, start to finish.
These days that means glowing name signs, keepsake boxes, hand-painted figurines that actually look like the people they're modelled on, keychains and - closest to how this whole thing started - replacement parts for things that broke and can't be bought anywhere anymore.
If you don't see exactly what you're picturing, ask anyway. A good few of the things in this shop started out as somebody's custom request, including the very first one.
