Indie Makers & Small Studios Desk Toys & Fidgets

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A Brooklyn and Columbus gift and home-accessories brand that works with independent designers to produce charming, slightly odd objects. Its balancing blocks and puzzle objects are fixtures in museum shops.

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Services

Design objects
Balancing blocks
Home accessories
Designer collaborations

Highlights

#design
#brooklyn
#museum-shop
#independent-designers

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