Diwali is the festival of lights, and a time for gifts for the home and the people in it. We are a workshop, not experts in anyone’s traditions, but making things for homes is what we do, and several of them light up.
Everything here is designed and made by us in Encinitas, California.
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Maps that light up
Light for a wall.
A map for the wall with lights behind it that follow the real thing: where the trains are right now, which lifts are turning. Hang it, plug it in, and it keeps itself up to date.
COASTER live train map from $199
Mammoth live lift map
02
Layers of wood
For a newly cleaned and decorated home.
Six to eleven layers of basswood, laser cut, stained or painted one at a time and stacked, so each piece has real depth and throws its own shadows.
Breaking wave
Mount Whitney
03
Made from your photo
For family: a photo that will not fade.
Send us a picture, a name or a date and we make the piece around it. A photo is engraved into natural slate, where the stone turns pale wherever the laser touches it; a pet is redrawn and built up in layers of wood. Nothing here exists until you order it, so no two are the same.
Large slate portrait
Their dog or cat in layered wood
04
One number, always on
For the one who follows a team or the markets. The stands come in gold and a glow finish.
Small Wi-Fi screens that show the one thing someone keeps opening an app for: their team, the markets, a follower count. We assemble, load and test each one here, on a stand we 3D print. No app and no subscription.
Stock and crypto price display
05
Stone for the table
For the table when guests come.
Natural slate, laser engraved. Every tile is a little different in color and edge, which is the point. Coasters with your own words or drawing, and sets we designed ourselves.
Design idea: a clay lamp, a lotus, a mandala and a paisley. The picture is a mock-up to show the idea. We engrave your own design, or draw one with you, on real slate.
Slate coasters, your design from $25
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Things that grow
A green gift for a host.
3D printed planters for a shelf or a patio, and living plants to go in them.
Candy cane bamboo $149
Octopus plantersOrdering for a date
Personalized pieces are made after you order, so give us extra time before a holiday. If you need something by a date, email [email protected] and we will tell you honestly whether we can do it.
Questions people ask
What is a good Diwali gift for a family?
Something for the home they will see every day: layered wood wall art, a light-up map, or a family photo engraved on slate.
Can a gift be personalized?
Yes. Slate is engraved from your photo or your own design, pet portraits are made from a photo of the dog or cat, and the cribbage board and water bottle are engraved with a name.
Who makes these?
We do. Encinitas 3D is a small business in Encinitas, California. Everything is designed, cut, engraved, printed and assembled here.
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