Word of mouth only, which means somebody sent you
It works like this. Tell Barista about the thing you wish existed, the daft thing you have always wanted on your desk, or the part that broke and nobody sells. We draw it, print it, and post it to you.
One object a month. Made once, for one person. Nothing here exists until somebody asks for it.
From $19 a month · Your sign-in is a drink, not a form
Why we opened
It started because of the faces.
I am an engineer. The best part of this job is not the drawing or the printing. It is the ten seconds after you hand somebody the thing, when they turn it over and grin, because it fits, and nothing on any shelf would have.
I made one for a friend. Then one for somebody else. Word got round, and word is still the only way anything gets round here.
The rest is coffee. A cafe is the last place a stranger asks what you have been up to and then actually listens. Which is exactly what has to happen before I can make you anything. Hence the Barista. Hence Brewed.
We are a few friends, not a company. The same hands read your chat, draw your model and tape up the box.
The wall
Every cafe has a wall like this.
Ours has photographs instead of postcards. Things we made for people, and what those people made of them.
Nothing goes up unless the person it was made for wants it up. New ones arrive all the time, so the wall never looks the same twice. Yours could be on it.
Brew3D made cable management effortless! The clips fit perfectly along our baseboards with a super clean finish, and ordering/shipping was seamless. My setup has never looked this organized.
These 3D-printed phone holders are sturdy, vibrant, and incredibly convenient charging stations. The print quality is fantastic with zero rough edges, and the service was quick and helpful. Highly recommend!
The detail on these mini windmills is insane! You can really see the precision and care Brew3D puts into their 3D prints, and they arrived packaged safely. My kids love this and keep fidgeting with them all the time.
Ask for anything
If you can describe it, we can usually make it.
A figure, a toy, a missing part, something for the house, or a daydream you have never once seen in a shop. Nothing is too silly. Tell Barista and we will bring it into the world.
Wondering what we can actually print? The house rules cover it.
How it works
You do the talking. We do the rest.
Five minutes of chatting is the whole of your job. Everything after step one happens without you.
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Sit down and talk
The thing you wish existed, the toy nobody makes, the part that broke, or whatever you have been obsessed with lately. No forms, no categories, no dropdown asking you to pick a lifestyle. Have a go further down this page.
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We draw it properly
Everything you told Barista becomes a real 3D model, drawn from scratch for you. Not a template with your name on it. Yours is the only one of it that will ever exist.
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Then we print it
In PLA, ABS or PETG, whichever suits the job. A person checks it off the bed before it is boxed, because a machine cannot tell you whether a thing feels right in the hand.
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It turns up at your door
With a card saying why we made you that particular thing. Tell us how it went, Barista remembers, and next month starts from a better place.
The counter
Pull up a stool. Barista is in.
Tell it something you are into, or something that annoys you. Then keep half an eye on the machine behind this text. The moment Barista lands on an idea, it clears the bed and starts building that instead.
We never ask who you are. When you join, you pick a drink from the list and that becomes your sign-in. No email, no phone number, no birthday. We want your conversation, not your details.
Barista is still learning the job. The counter is open but the conversation is not finished yet, so it will only get you so far. Until it is properly trained, leave a message instead and one of us will write back.
House rules
Straight answers, over the counter.
Does it have to be useful?
Absolutely not, and roughly half of what we make has no job at all. Figures, creatures, models, trophies for nonsense, the thing you have described to your friends twice and never found. If it makes you happy to look at, that is reason enough for us to draw it.
Can you really replace a part that broke?
Very often, and it is our favourite kind of job. Send a photo, tell us roughly what it measures and what it has to hold. Clips, brackets, knobs, feet and mounts are what this technology is brilliant at. Anything that carries real weight, gets hot or has to be watertight is harder, and we will say so before you spend a penny.
What is my sign-in?
A drink. You pick one from the list and that is your name here. No email, no phone number, no birthday, nothing to verify. We are not in the business of knowing who you are, and a flat white is a much nicer thing to be called than a customer number.
What if I only have a picture in my head?
That is normal, and it is what the chat is for. Describe it badly and Barista will ask better questions. If you do have a reference, a screenshot or a photo, send it and we will draw yours to match rather than guess.
What can you print in?
PLA, ABS and PETG. PLA for things that live on a shelf, PETG when it needs to flex or go outdoors, ABS when it has to take heat and a bit of abuse. Most things fit comfortably in one hand.
Is Barista a real person?
No, and it says so itself. Barista is an AI assistant whose job is having a good conversation and working out what you need. A person then draws and checks the model, because that part still wants an engineer.
I do not think I have anything to ask for.
Everybody says this and everybody is wrong. Not a brilliant idea, just one thing that annoys you or one thing you love. A game. A plant that keeps dying. A drawer that will not shut. Finding out is free.
How do I get in?
Have the chat, then talk to whoever sent you here. We take people on in small numbers so everybody gets looked after properly. Better a short wait than getting big and getting careless.
Still deciding? Have the conversation first.
You can think about the money afterwards.