Smile Plastics Smile Plastics is Smile Materials’ collection of recycled plastic panels in named PET, HIPS, and HDPE designs. Website: https://smile-materials.com/material-brand/smile-plastics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smile.materials/ Maker: Smile Materials Ltd Composition: 100% recycled and recyclable plastic from a mix of pre- and post-consumer waste, including yoghurt pots and white goods; panels are sorted into PET, HIPS, or HDPE types, but a panel is not guaranteed to contain only one type. Process: Recycled plastic is hand-selected, hand-arranged, and pressed into panels at the Wales factory; panels leave the press complete and can be CNC-routed or hand-finished. Properties: Indicative data sheets list densities of 1.28 g/cm³ for rPET, 1.06 g/cm³ for rHIPS, and 0.95 g/cm³ for rHDPE; fabrication guidance gives about 2 mm per metre of thermal expansion over a 10°C change and rapid rigidity loss above 85°C for unsupported sheets. Applications: Smile Plastics x ACAD Ocean Modular Seating installation (2021, reimagined 2022); Jean Paul Brkovic Heron UTO series low chair, coffee table, and stacking benches (2024); Ocean More Than Just a Bench public bench (2025); GOODSHEET Orca Statement Bench (2025) Made in: Swansea, Wales, UK Availability: Samples and Inquiries [image: Smile-Plastics-Material-240-Dark-Blue-2.jpg] [image: DSC3222-scaled-1.jpg]

Charles O. Job Credentials: Diploma in architecture and master’s in urban design, Oxford Brookes University; professor of architectural design theory, Bern University of Applied Sciences (2008–2026); former research associate, ETH Zurich; RIBA From: Lagos, Nigeria Based: Zurich, Switzerland Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture, Lighting, Architecture Website: https://www.charlesjob.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charles.o.job/ SKETCH armchair (prototype, 2020) [image: SKETCH4_hu_7ef0a27e98bd1b1.jpg] Flip Desk for Vij5, 2022 [image: Vij5-Flip-Desk-by-Charles-O-Job-image-by-Vij5-during-OBJECT-Rotterdam-2022-IMG_2395.jpg] pablo shelving unit for Tossa [image: image.jpg] Flex Ply Pavilion, Design Preis Schweiz nominee, 2013 [image: 2013_FlexPlyPavilion_.jpg]

Megathread covering Central American object makers covering architecture, industrial design, and product design. Central America includes: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Mexico Format should follow Name Credentials: From: Based: Discipline: Website: Instagram: X: Other Links: At least 1 image

Sharpa Wave Five-finger dexterous robotic hand Website: https://www.sharpa.com/pages/wave Announcement: https://www.sharpa.com/blogs/news/ai-robotmaker-sharpa-reaches-key-milestone-of-mass-production Maker: Sharpa Origin: Singapore Released: December 2025 Degrees of freedom: 22 active Payload: 40 kg per hand Dimensions: 208 × 90 × 50 mm Connection: Gigabit Ethernet, updates 500 times per second [image: blog-AI_8b470be1-d5c5-41ff-bfac-3a6f56ebaeac.jpg?v=1767701580]

Isay Weinfeld Credentials: School of Architecture, Mackenzie University (São Paulo) From: São Paulo, Brazil Based: São Paulo, Brazil Discipline: Architecture, Furniture Isay Weinfeld: https://www.isayweinfeld.com/ Sideboard (2006) [image: Aparador_02RF.jpg] Lounge Chair (2006) [image: Poltrona_09-RF.jpg]

Simo Heikkilä Credentials: Interior architect, SIO (Finnish Association of interior architects); Diploma in Interior Architecture, Ateneum School of Applied Arts (1967); former professor of furniture design at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki From: Jyväskylä, Finland Based: Korpilahti, Finland Discipline: Furniture, Architecture Website: https://www.periferiadesign.fi/simo-heikkila/ Periferia Design: https://www.periferiadesign.fi/ May, chair for Nikari, 2013 [image: 1_-may--chair-for-nikari--2013.2400x0.jpg] Adam, chair together with Yrjö Wiherheimo, 1997 [image: 4__adam-_chair_together_with_y_wiherheimo__1997-_still_in_production_by_materia.0x1600.jpg]

Seiki Ishii Credentials: Lahti University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Stanford ME310, Kyoto Institute of Technology (Master’s Program of Design Science) From: Kyoto, Japan Based: Kyoto, Japan Discipline: Lighting, Industrial Design SEIKI DESIGN STUDIO: https://ishiiseiki.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/seikidesignstudio/ Bell [image: project_bell_01.54a8c0a.png] BBQ & Co Grill [image: project_bbq-co-grill_01.fc405cc.png] Chikaku [image: project_chikaku_05.86dfe8c.png]

Paolo Rizzatto Credentials: Laurea in Architecture, Politecnico di Milano (1965) From: Milan, Italy Based: Milan, Italy Discipline: Lighting, Industrial Design Website: https://paolorizzatto.it Luceplan: https://www.luceplan.com Titania [image: Lampe_Titania.jpg] Lola [image: Paolo_rizzato_e_alberto_meda%2C_lampadario_e_applique_lola%2C_1987.JPG]

Neri Oxman Credentials: PhD in Design Computation, MIT; diploma in architecture, Architectural Association; architecture studies, Technion Israel Institute of Technology From: Haifa, Israel Based: New York, New York, USA Discipline: Industrial Design, Architecture Website: https://www.media.mit.edu/people/neri/overview/ Studio/Company: https://www.oxman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerioxmanreal/ X: https://x.com/NeriOxman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeriOxmanArt/ OXMAN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oxmanofficial/ OXMAN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA9MwbHMrutAzyLBYhs9KQ OXMAN LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oxman/ Vespers I [image: 69739551ca71b0f39dbd5812_imgi_10_67d84fed87a3514f02972d0b_vespersi-web-04.avif] EDEN [image: 691c9a84ea9a003145c89ff3_67d1d553e60777f9c60b1f13_eden-exterior-view-01-fn-2.avif] O° [image: 696e8c986eea5f1eaba3da38_67d1bedb13c44a959af779e6_heel-melt.avif]

Protolabs Protolabs is a digital manufacturing service for custom prototypes and low-volume production parts. Formats: STEP, IGES, SolidWorks (.sldprt), STL (3D printing) Materials: Metals, plastics, elastomers, liquid silicone rubber Processes: CNC machining (milling, turning), injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, 3D printing (SLA, SLS, MJF, DMLS, PolyJet, HPS) Lead time: As fast as 1 day Website: https://www.protolabs.com/

Era Website: era.world Founders: Liz Durman, Alex Ollman, and Megan Gole AI gadget platform. Started with a AI enabled gadget dev kit for designers allowing them to add intelligence to everyday objects. Called it Primavera: https://primavera.era.world/ [image: original_1d1790e53c7a55293513ec73f495c13a.png?1783115428?bc=0]