Makers Cabinet started in 2017 by reimagining the way in which we sharpen a pencil. Two founders, whilst in their first year of Product Design course at Central Saint Martins, launched a crowdfunding campaign raising £25,000 and discovering a small but niche market for innovative drawing and writing tools.
Between the second and third years at university (2018) the team joined Plus X on our hardware accelerator programme. While on the programme, the company rebranded, strategised and most importantly developed its most successful product to date, the Iris drawing compass, a circle drawing tool with an innovative mechanism inspired by camera apertures. Makers Cabinet benefited from full prototyping facilities, links to manufacturers who they use to this day, and a wide network of other exciting brands and businesses who have helped them on their journey.