Customization — Custom 3D Design & Printing | The Object Center

From a design brief to a printed object

Send an existing file for printing, request help developing a custom design, or ask about scanning and rebuilding a physical part. Scope, material, finish and delivery are agreed with the studio before production.

New customization listings

• My Magnet — Promote your business or bring your team together with custom fridge magnets. Turn your logo, artwork or team design into a little reminder that sticks.
• Get Home! — Your home. Made miniature. Turn a place you love into a custom 3D-printed keepsake—designed and made in Chicago. A personal gift for housewarmings, anniversaries, or remembering a family home. • Approximately 4 × 4 × 4 inches, adjusted to your home’s proportions • Made in PLA, with details simplified for a clear, durable miniature HOW TO ORDER Upload front, side, and rear photos, plus a Google Maps aerial view if available. We’ll confirm the size, colors, price, and timing before making your model. Complex or larger buildings may require a custom quote. For indoor display. Handle gently and keep away from heat.
• Self-Gripping Desk Hook — Keep headphones or a small bag within reach — no drilling or adhesive. Clips onto straight-profile desk edges. Load up to 2.2 lb / 1 kg. Measure desk thickness first. Not for rounded/beveled/glass edges. Designed by Sintonía Lab, made by The Object Center. IKEA is a trademark of its owner; this product is not affiliated with IKEA.
• Remote Sleeve Mount — Keep your remote close with a minimal adhesive sleeve mount. Modeled from the studio’s Remote Holder Rhino reference: choose a suggested remote or enter its width and thickness. Mount on a wall, monitor back or desk side with suitable adhesive tape (not included). Presets are manufacturer dimensions, not verified fit tests; measure the body where it enters the sleeve, including any case. The straight cavity is 2 mm wider and thicker than the selected remote dimensions (1 mm on each side). Based on the Rhino design, with a 40 mm sleeve height and rounded 2 mm corners at the front opening. Rounded and tapered remotes may need a fit test.
• Screwless Electrical Cover — Cover a wall opening with a clean, solid face and recessed back. Choose an opening size or enter your own dimensions. The rounded corners retain the original radius at every size. Attach with adhesive strips, without drilling.

Previous work

• Retirement Gift Truck — 25 years of working friendship condensed in this meaningful gift from a Chicago garbage truck worker to his best driver who retired 2026.
• Held Rain — A graduate student surveying arboreal amphibians in Neotropical cloud forest needed a stand-in for live bromeliads, which rot within days and block repeat sampling. The Modular Bromeliad is a 3D-printable, rope-mounted unit that recreates water-holding leaf axils on trunks and branches: small basins plus a central reservoir collect rain, a wicking pad drains it slowly, and the whole kit packs to about 900 g so the same sites can be checked all season without harming the trees.
• Pokemon print and paint — Pokemon digital paint and print from online assets
• Rockville Tower Speaker Enclosure Van Solution — Redsigned the case for the client to put 6 speakers mounting at the back of his van vertically with secure hose clamp connection.
• Car Spoke Cover Reverse Enginerring — Custom design and fabrication project.
• Plant Watering Reservior Prototype — Client wanted to prototype this innovative sipheoning watering box which can clamp on almost any type of planter wall. It's also optimized for injection molding, and heatset inerts and metal hardhare have been integrated.
• Motorcycle Dash Reverse& Modify — Custom design and fabrication project.
• Radio to Smart Screen Conversion Kit — The client is a skilled car electronics hobbyist who asked for help designing a custom dashboard enclosure. The design allows a pre-programmed smart screen to replace the original factory radio, completely modernizing the older vehicle. What started as a personal project turned into a successful business. The client decided to commercialize the enclosure for the car community, selling over 100 units and generating significant profit.

What should I send for a custom design quote?

Share the intended use, critical dimensions, reference images or existing files, material preferences and quantity. The studio reviews feasibility and confirms the scope and price.

Can you print an existing 3D file?

Yes. Send the file and specify the material, color and quantity. STL, 3MF and STEP files can be discussed with the studio; the current automated estimate workflow accepts STL files.