SF Bay Area · Dev’d by a curious engineer

A little dev.
A little lab.
A lot of “why doesn’t this exist?”

I design useful, oddly specific organizers and home goods around real objects, test them in real life, and make them to order.

LittleDevLab is also where I’m learning by building—with 3D design, Python, AI, automation, and whatever problem catches my attention next. I document what works, what doesn’t, and what I break along the way.

See What I’ve Made Enter the Lab
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Custom designed
PLA+
Premium filament
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Color options
Glasses and contact lens holder on countertop Chilewich coaster holder in tan Hexagonal Chilewich coaster holder
How It's Made

From problem to physical object

Every piece is designed and printed by hand — no drop-shipping, no off-the-shelf files. This is the full stack from idea to your doorstep.

Designed in Shapr3D

Every model is built from scratch using Shapr3D on iPad Pro — parametric 3D CAD, not guesswork. Dimensions are measured against the real product before a single layer is printed.

Sliced & Optimized

Files are prepped in Bambu Studio — layer heights, wall counts, and infill are tuned per part geometry. Functional parts like the glasses cradle get extra perimeters for strength where it counts.

Printed on Bambu Lab

Printed on a Bambu Lab X1 Carbon using PLA+ filament. Fast, accurate, and consistent across every run — what you see in the photos is what arrives in the mail.

Chilewich coaster holder on walnut table Glasses holder mounted under cabinet
About LittleDevLab

Built by someone who couldn't find what they needed, so they made it.

LittleDevLab started the way most good projects do — out of frustration. The glasses and contacts holder came first: an attempt to clear counter clutter without buying a plastic organizer that almost-fit. One model, one print, one problem solved.

The Chilewich coaster holders came from the same instinct. The coasters were too nice to leave in a pile, and nothing on the market held the hexagonal shape well. So the holder was designed around the coasters themselves — not the other way around.

Based in the SF Bay Area. Every piece is designed, printed, and quality-checked here before it ships. If you have a specific product, shape, or problem you want solved, reach out — that's the fun part.

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Designs printed
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Made in Bay Area
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Template downloads

Have something specific in mind?

If you have a product you love but can't find the right holder, stand, or organizer for — there's a good chance it can be designed and printed. Send a message with the details and let's figure it out.

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Tyson at the Bambu Lab X1 Carbon printer that makes every LittleDevLab piece
Lab Journey

Building this in public, one skill at a time

LittleDevLab is the shop, but it's also the lab. Every page here doubles as practice for the skills behind AI/Data Architect work — prompt and context engineering, agentic workflows, and the judgment calls that come with directing an AI coworker on a live production site.

Build Log is the day-to-day record — what shipped on the site, logged roughly twice a day, in plain terms. Lab Notes is the slower reflection — what actually got learned building it, wins and dead ends included.

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Contact

Get in touch

Order an existing design, request a custom piece, or just ask a question. Usually respond within 24 hours.

Let's make something

Whether you want to order one of the products above, need a specific color or size variation, or have a completely new idea — the form is the fastest way to get a conversation started.

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MaterialPLA+ · Custom Colors
ScaleDesigned to Fit
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