Our story
Made to be good
131 Design creates purpose-built objects for the small, everyday moments most products overlook.
It started with small frustrations. A brush left sitting in water. Cables hanging under a desk. Herbs crowding a windowsill.
Instead of living with them, we designed our way out, one object at a time. Each product begins with a problem we've noticed at home and ends with something that fits it exactly. Nothing extra, nothing it doesn't need.
Genesis 1:31
Why 131
Our name is a nod to Genesis 1:31, where everything that was made is looked over and called very good. It's the standard we hold our work to: make things that are good, useful and made with care.
What we believe
One job, done well
Every product solves one specific problem, and solves it completely.
Designed around real things
We measure the items you already own, so what we make fits them exactly.
Made to order
Each piece is printed when you order it, so nothing sits on a shelf waiting to be sold.
How we work
Sketch
A small problem, worked out on paper first.
Design
A precise 3D model, measured to fit.
Print and prototype
Printed, tested and refined until it works.
Pack and ship
Printed in your color and sent to your door.
Have a small problem worth solving?
We're always looking for the next everyday detail to get right.