FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

A Visit From Tokyo

I first met Ogawa san at our Tokyo pop up in November 2024. He and other creator partners helped us pull it off, and we all went to celebrate afterwards at a traditional restaurant in the Asakusa neighborhood of Tokyo. Over the meal, Ogawa san mentioned that he loved our sumi collection—but wished we had more products in the lineup.
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Making the Desk

Things are buzzing at our Portland, OR heaquarters—step into our workshop and behind the scenes to see our small team hard at work.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Studio Pad

The Studio Pad took us on quite a design journey, from debates about container design theory to the challenges of creating a minimal stand that's over three feet long. Come behind the scenes and get to know the latest addition to our workspace lineup a little better.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

Oh, the Stuff You'll Hide

Organize your whole office with our desk—the wedge shaped super drawer can hold it all. Laptops and work tools? Art supplies? Your collection of collectibles? Check, check, check. We imagined all the things you could put in your drawer, right at your fingertips when you need them and out of sight when you don't.
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Seattle Pop Up

We couldn't wait to follow up on the Tokyo Pop Up with another event to showcase our desk. I briefed the team on everything that I learned from the experience in Tokyo, so we could make the next pop up even better.
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Tokyo Pop Up

In November, we debuted the Grovemade Desk at our first-ever pop up in Tokyo. This event wasn’t about selling the desk—it's currently not even available to purchase in Japan. Instead, it was about connecting with our community and sharing our passion for product, design and doing great work. We had no idea what to expect, but the response was overwhelming.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Desk

It took a coordinated effort that spanned years—come behind the scenes with our design team and read the story of how we designed our desk.
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DESIGN STORY

15 Years of Design

A lot has happened since 2009. We've launched hundreds of products, learning and growing from each success and failure. Join us as we look back on a decade and a half of product design.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Grovemade Desk

Introducing the Grovemade Desk, a standing desk that amplifies both form and function to inspire the new way you work.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the New Laptop Riser

Our original laptop riser was great—but we were running into major quality control and manufacturing issues. Here’s how we solved the problems and designed a new version of the laptop riser.
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DESIGN STORY

Design Talk: Apple Vision Pro

Join us as we talk about the Apple Vision Pro—from the industrial design heritage to adding tools to your workflow arsenal.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Headphone Stand

We designed our headphone stand in 2019—it's become a classic part of the collection since then. Come behind the scenes with our design team to read how it came to life.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the XL Desk Shelf

The desk shelf system is our classic workspace solution—we originally designed it in 2017, but we're always thinking about it, always playing with ways to improve it. Here we talk through our decision to go for the gusto and design the desk shelf, XL.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Measure Collection

Machined from a solid block of aluminum and now laser etched with precision measurement marks, each tool is an example of clean design made to last.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The White Oak Collection

Since 2014, we've iterated and evolved our desk accessory lineup, but one constant has been our use of two wood species: Western Walnut and Eastern Hardrock Maple. However, today we're adding a new flavor to the mix: White Oak.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the MX Keys Keyboard Tray

In the latest and greatest adventure in keyboard accessories, we made a tray for the Logitech MX Keys. Here’s what went down (and around!) in the design process.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

Desk Tray Size Guide

Our desk tray family has three sizes: small, medium and large. They're designed to coordinate for a full storage solution, or work on their own for a simple standalone.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Note-Taking Kit

The Note-Taking Kit is designed to help you clear the clutter, organize your thoughts, and keep your important tasks top of mind. After a two year design journey, we're excited to introduce our newest product collaboration.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Note-Taking Kit

For the last two years, we've been working closely with our good friend Matthew Encina to design the Note-Taking Kit. Follow along as we tell the story of how this product came to life.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Grovemade X Blackwing Pencil Kit

In 2021 we teamed up with Blackwing to co-design a pencil storage product. Like any good synergy, the result was something bigger: a sweet pencil caddy, new friends, and a whole lot of basketball metaphors.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the iPad Stand

We’d seen enough iPads resting on flat surfaces. It was time to elevate it, for your iPad and your posture! Here’s how we designed a stand we love.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

Desk Shelf Size Guide

The desk shelf system gives you flexibility and optimization—but which size should you get? That depends on: your work, your space, and your needs.
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DESIGN STORY

Redesigning the MacBook Dock

We launched our first MacBook dock in 2015—it's a crucial piece of the office-scape for many people. As we matured, we realized it deserved a redesign. Read on to learn why we did it and how it happened.
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DESIGN STORY

Unboxing the M2 MacBook Air

It’s time to unbox the MacBook Air M2. Come along for the ride as Nick finds out Ken and Sean’s design take.
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DESIGN STORY

Unboxing the MX Keys Mechanical

We brought the new MX Keys Mechanical keyboard into our design space for a review. Follow along with Sean, Ken and Nick as they proclaim opinions on Logitech’s design choices—from keycap layout to material highlights, and compare it to the rest of the MX Keys and Apple Magic lineup.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Notepad

The reusable Grovemade notepad is an essential piece of our desk collection—but it took a happy coincidence between researching notebook sizes and dissatisfaction with disposable notepads to bring it to life.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Desk Shelf, Your Way

The desk shelf is our flagship home office solution. The flexible design means that it can help improve your workspace, regardless of the type of work you do. Read on to see it in action in three different setups.
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Making The Pen & Stand

The Grovemade Pen was designed for your desk. With an all-metal seamless body, it’s heavy and feels good in hand, and it has a dedicated solid stand that gives it a place to call home. Come behind the scenes to see how the pen is made.
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

Meet Morten and Sofie Sørdahl

We reached out to Morten Sørdahl and his wife Sofie when we discovered their stunning old Stable home on Airbnb, nestled in the heart of Copenhagen.
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DESIGN STORY

Unboxing the Mac Studio

We brought the sleek new Mac studio M1 Max and Studio display into our shop to meet our design team and our products.
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DESIGN STORY

Redesigning the Mouse Pad

Grovemade’s original desk collection was born in 2014. In the last few years, we’ve redesigned the desk tray, keyboard tray, wrist rest, and desk shelf, but one was missing: the mouse pad. The time had come to redesign it, and here’s what we did...
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DESIGN STORY

The New Desk Shelf

We launched the original desk shelf in 2017—now, five years later, the fully redesigned system is here. Read on to learn how we designed the new desk shelf system, and what makes it shine.
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DESIGN STORY

Design Review: AirPods Max

We brought the AirPods Max into the design room to talk industrial design in the audio space. Our CEO and co-founder, Ken Tomita, and lead designer Sean Kelly take the headphones for a spin and share their thoughts.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the MagSafe Stand

When Apple launched the MagSafe iPhone charger, we knew we had to make a stand for it, as fast as we possibly could. Here’s how we did it.
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

Meet Risa Boyer

From dreaming of becoming an architect as a child to helping family friends rebuild from the devastating 2017 wildfires in Napa, we chronicle architect Risa Boyer’s search for what makes work meaningful.
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DESIGN STORY

Working on an iPad

Five years ago, our lead designer Sean got his first iPad Pro—it's become an integral element in his product design toolkit. He recently upgraded to the new M1 iPad pro, so we sat down to unbox the iPad and talk about design (Apple's and Grovemade's), work, and creativity.
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LOOK BOOK

Jade and Chris Towery Office Makeover

Ken returns to Venice Beach to help his good friends make over their home office space.
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DESIGN STORY

Unboxing the New iMac

We brought the colorful new iMac into our shop to meet our design team and our products—in person! I caught up with Ken Tomita, our CEO and co-founder, and Sean Kelly, our lead designer, and we took the new iMac for an unboxing spin.
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DESIGN STORY

Redesigning the Desk Tray

We designed our first tray in 2017 with the launch of the desk shelf. By 2020 it was time for a refresh.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Grovemade Notepad

Introducing a new way to take notes. Available in three sizes.
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DESIGN STORY

Redesigning the Pen Pot and Planter

On a Saturday in 2014, a man walked into an empty woodshop with the goal of making Something Cool. The man was Ken, and the Something Cool was the original Grovemade planter. Six years later, our one-man design department had grown into an entire design team, and it was time to breathe new cool into the planter and pen pot collection.
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DESIGN STORY

The New iMac

The new 24" iMacs are a radical, colorful splash from Apple, and it got our design team excited to geek out on the details—the good, the bad, the "chin"—and talk about how it might impact future Grovemade product design.
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LOOK BOOK

Meet Cole & Lea Anne Gerst

Our friendship with Cole Gerst began nearly a decade ago when he was a featured artist in the Grovemade artist series. Today we collaborate again, putting our workspace products in a beautiful rental home that he and partner Lea Anne created on the Oregon coast.
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

Keycult Collaboration

Keycult makes the best mechanical keyboards available. They're good friends of ours and when the chance came up to collaborate, we jumped right in. Our design teams worked together for months to create a one of a kind keyboard setup...
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Wood iPad Stand

A sturdy place to put your iPad. A premium stand solution for the new workspace.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Laptop Riser

A premium laptop stand solution for your workspace, designed to fit into your workflow and onto your desk.
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

A Chat with Matthew Encina

Our good friend Matthew Encina reached out recently about a project he was working on to redesign his wife's office—we were excited to dive in, and get involved in the process to build a very unique creative workspace.
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

A Chat with iSetups' Sebastiaan Chia

Sebastiaan Chia started his iSetups Instagram feed when he was in high school. Six years in, he has 425K+ followers, a business partner, and opportunity ahead. Grovemade staff writer Laura LaPlante recently sat down with Chia to find out more about his story, and what makes iSetups tick...
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Desk Notebook

Introducing the desk notebook collection—a line of refillable notebooks designed to fit into your workspace and your workflow.
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LOOKBOOK

Notebook Lookbook

Made for your workspace, wherever that may be. The Grovemade Notebook was designed to be used, from notes to doodles to napkin math.
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MATERIAL FOCUS

Natural Vegetable Tanned Leather

All the leather we use in our products—from notebooks, to mouse pads to desk pads—is natural and vegetable-tanned. Read on to learn what that means and why we choose it.
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MATERIAL FOCUS

Natural Linoleum

Linoleum is made from a blend of natural materials that offer durability and premium feel—it’s an ideal material for our desk pads and mouse pads. Read more about how it’s made, and why it’s not what you think of when you hear ‘linoleum.’
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Task Knife

We set out to design a cutting tool for your desk—not a tactical fixed blade that can cut through anything, but something that would look elegant on display while being an effective tool for opening boxes, and other light duty desk tasks.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Grovemade Pen

Bringing old school class back to your desk with a modern twist. When paired with the pen stand, it stands out on your desk, easy to grab when you need to jot something down.
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LOOKBOOK

Pen & Stand Lookbook

Made for your workspace, but equally at home in the kitchen, on the credenza, or at large; the Grovemade Pen & Stand weren't designed to be hidden.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Pen

We dipped our toes into designing a pen back in 2015, but didn’t feel it fit with our lineup at the time. Fast forward to the launch of the Desk Shelf and a new focus on the workspace.
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MATERIAL FOCUS

Virgin Merino Wool

We use 100% pure virgin Merino wool in everything from our mouse pads to our coasters, desk pads to laptop lifts. The quality and purity affects how the product feels, and to get the best hand feel we had to keep the product pure.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Headphone Stand

The wood headphone stand makes a statement on your desk with premium materials and a unique form.
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Making the Desk Tray

Our desk tray is designed to work seamlessly with our desk shelf system. Come behind the scenes in our workshop to see how each tray is made. Natural cork with machined pockets for just the stuff that you need.
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DETAILS MATTER

Rounding Corners

We sweat the small stuff to design and make the best products we can. In this series, Details Matter, we’ll dive into a specific detail of one of our products. First stop—rounding corners with our desk accessories.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Wall Shelf

How did we design the Grovemade Wall Shelf? We started with the materials we know and love, added time and thoughtfulness and then plumbed our souls to see what we should make.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

Simple Charging

Wireless charging is awesome because it’s simple—place your iPhone down and presto! Charging. When we designed the wireless charging pad in 2017, we took that principle and ran it through our design process—we wanted to create a wireless charger that was beautiful, had excellent build quality, and worked.
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MATERIAL FOCUS

Know Your Woods

Maple and walnut are the two types of hardwood we use in our solid wood products. What’s the difference?
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Home At Last

Grovemade has a new home, a permanent place to pursue our blend of design and manufacturing. Over the course of 13 months, we found a space, bought it, built it out, got permitting, and moved all of our stuff three miles north, from our old space in the Central Eastside Industrial district to our new neighborhood in North Portland.
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Product Focus

A Place For Everything

We've looked at hundreds of customers’ desks, and we're constantly excited to see all the ways the desk shelf system is used around the world. Whether you’re into knick-knacks or minimalism, our desk shelf helps you get your best work done.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

Working on a Laptop

The laptop is the workhorse in most workspaces, but the way you work is unique. Whether you need an ergonomic stand or a vertical dock, make sure your laptop is taken care of.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Measure Collection

Most rulers are punched flat from sheet metal. It’s efficient and inexpensive—a flat ruler measures well and helps you draw straight lines. Functionally, you’re kinda all set. But we wanted our measuring tools to stand out.
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MATERIAL FOCUS

Knife Handles 101

The design of the minimalist knife is focused on radical simplicity, and the metal makes all the difference.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Wireless Charging Pad

When Apple announced that their newest phones would be compatible with Qi wireless charging, we started thinking about designing a charging pad for them. We felt that the new iPhones deserved a well designed, high quality wireless charging pad.
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LOOK BOOK

Meet Joe Mansfield and Raechel Frogner

Product design and material explorations meet contemporary architecture in SE Portland, OR. Add a dash of traditional processes and do-it-yourself mentality, and it's a potent and beautiful combination.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Desk Shelf System - Part Two

Back in the design studio after cruising all over Portland to look at workspaces, Ken and Sean worked to create a complete system for your desk.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing the Desk Shelf System - Part One

It had been four years since we’d launched our original desk collection. It was time to take the next step and add to the collection.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

Wallet Style Guide

Our wallets are both on the minimal end of the spectrum… but functionally and philosophically, they’re very different.
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LOOK BOOK

Meet Jade and Chris Towery

From Korea and Ventura to RISD, and back to Venice Beach. A crafted life filled with design.
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Making the Wireless Charging Pad

We start by machining the cork, creating a precise pocket for all the electronics and leaving a thin layer on top to allow the charge to transfer efficiently.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Wireless Charging Pad

A wireless charging pad is always out on display, so we designed it to be clean and simple, to better complement your space and your phone.
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LOOK BOOK

Meet Greg Hennes

Hustle and soul collide in Joseph, OR, at the Jennings Hotel—one of the many brainchildren of Grovemade customer Greg Hennes.
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LOOK BOOK

Meet Kirk Cornelius

From Nashville to NYC, Portland to Kalispell, we go on a journey with digital music consultant Kirk Cornelius to find what matters.
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Design Inspires What You Do

We believe that design inspires your work, life, and play. We believe that when you surround yourself with people and objects that matter, it subtly yet powerfully inspires you to do better in all things.
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LOOK BOOK

Meet Megan Osborne

Megan is a graphic designer cherishing her time close to family and doing meaningful work for local companies in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Belt

The winding path that took us from 2015 to 2017 saw us start with a wild initial prototype, enter a long hibernation period filled with other projects, and come back, reinvigorated, for a second deep dive into the design process...
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The Leather Apple Watch Band

We focused on clean design and premium materials for the leather Apple Watch band.
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PODCAST

Podcast with Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly has been designing products at Grovemade since 2011. He’s worked on seminal projects ranging from the pocket knife to the catchall...
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Key Ring

What was the inspiration for our key ring? It all started with the desire to create a collection of products that go in your pocket.
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

Collaborating With Tanner Goods

When we thought about collaborating with another brand for a contest to highlight our everyday carry collection, Tanner Goods was an obvious and immediate top pick.
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USER GUIDE

Desktop Ergonomics

We firmly believe in crafting a space for your work. If you’re working at your desk all day, it should give rather than take...
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MUSHY STUFF

Happy Valentine's Day

Having a day to focus on loved ones is great. We should probably be appreciative of those around us every day, but that can be hard to do. Valentine’s day gives us the chance and the nudge to be grateful.
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Wood Watch 02

As with all of our designs, the Wood Watch 02 started with the people on our team, and took us on a challenging and rewarding journey.
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BEHIND THE SCENES

The Year In Review 2016

When taking stock of 2016, we couldn't believe how much took place since last January...
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Bifold Wallet

The Bi-fold Wallet took a longer journey to create than we could ever have imagined. Luckily for us, we enjoy the struggle just as much as the destination. Grovemade Co-Founder Ken Tomita shares that story.
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

A Visit From Nomad Film Co.

A team of filmmakers from Southern California, Nomad sent us an email detailing their summer project. Like us, they were on the hunt for inspiration...
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Laptop Stand

The Grovemade Monitor Stand is one of our favorite and most popular products to date, but many of us here are laptop users. While we love the ergonomic and organizational benefits while using our iMacs, we wanted to extend those perks to the laptop...
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Cleanliness

Grovemade is located in a former auto-shop in Southeast Portland, Oregon. Inside, bare bulbs hang from exposed rafters, and the poured cement floors are pocked and scratched after decades of use...
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

Wood Speaker Listening Party With Alex Nelson

What follows is a conversation between Alex and Jim in which they discuss acoustics, growing up audiophile, and how well our system handles three favorite (and demanding) tracks.
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USER GUIDE

Reset The Desk

Grovemade CEO & Co-founder Ken Tomita really got into the spirit of things and decided to not only reset his desk but to build a new one entirely...
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USER GUIDE

How To Make A Custom Desktop

Grovemade CEO & Co-founder Ken Tomita recently reset his home office space, making a simple but effective desktop to fit into a tight corner. Follow along with the instructions below...
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Minimalist Wallet

The Grovemade Minimalist Wallet, part of the Everyday Carry (EDC) collection, was designed for simplicity and ease of use...
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Making The iPhone Case

While minimalist in scope and profile, our cases require numerous technical steps to take them from start to finish. Follow along for a step-by-step look at what goes into making each and every wood iPhone case...
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

A Chat With Jordan Edmonds

If you’re looking to cast blame on that anonymous someone responsible for the ads that are constantly scrolling across and popping up and counting down on your screen, we’ve got your guy, and we actually think he’s pretty neat...
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Wood Speaker

We discussed everything from portable, wireless bluetooth-speakers to multi-speaker systems with subwoofers. Ultimately, we decided to make a timeless system that would avoid the digital bells and whistles of the consumer electronics arms race...
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Making The Wood Speaker

Using thick slabs of either western walnut or eastern hard rock maple, each speaker is made of two halves that are first CNC machined on one side, then flipped and machined again to complete a rough version of the outer form...
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

Artist Interview - Justin Maller

Justin Maller is a digital artist and artistic director, as well as a friend of Grovemade. We recently took a few minutes to chat about his creative process, his influences, and his lucky socks...
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Why You Should Hire A High School Intern

Sean Kelly is the lead product designer at Grovemade, but he also makes time in his busy schedule to lead our student internship program. Below, he talks about why it's worth the extra energy...
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USER GUIDE

Work Hard From Anywhere

We were inspired recently to think about the best ways you can work hard no matter where you are. Below are the top six things we found for being productive no matter where you lay your laptop...
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Catch-All

The catch-all was initially conceived as a kind of shelf. We found, however, that a single ledge was limited in functionality. We wanted something that was more practical, able to both showcase and store our everyday essentials while integrating seamlessly into the home.
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Why We Don’t Make Cases for Android

"When will Grovemade make a wood case for my Android phone?" It’s a question we’re asked often, and it’s a good one. After all, Android devices are the most popular in the world...
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MONDAY CIRCLE

Waste & Solutions

Muda, one of the core lean manufacturing principles, is Japanese for waste which can manifest itself in many forms...
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

Artist Interview - Reid Schlegel

Reid Schlegel is an industrial designer, an artist, a lecturer, and a friend of Grovemade. We recently took a few minutes to chat about his creative process, his influences, and his favorite pen...
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USER GUIDE

Is “Made In The USA” a Marketing Gimmick?

Recently, there’s been some critical discussion in the media over the use of the “Made In The USA” angle for marketing. While it’s not our place to comment on the actions of other companies, we wanted to take a moment to discuss where we stand...
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CREATIVE MORNING

Creative Morning - May 2016

Once a week, our design team meets for 10 minutes to share the things currently inspiring us outside of work. It might be something about a book we're reading, or an extracurricular project, or an insight gleaned from a personal relationship...
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FRIENDS OF GROVEMADE

Long Is The Way - A Designer's Hard Road To Success

Oluwaseyi “Seyi” Sosanya is a native of Portland, Oregon, and one of the very first employees of Grovemade. He’s a designer and an engineer, an innovator and a creator...
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MONDAY CIRCLE

What Made You Happy At Work Last Week?

Every Monday at 10 o’clock sharp, our crew of 20 drops whatever they’re doing and circles up to share their thoughts on the topic of the week...
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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Day In The Life Of Edmund Sandoval

In the shop, my workmates are getting ready for our morning huddle, the time when we set our objectives for the day. By seven-thirty I’m at my seat in the assembly area with Misbah, my fellow assembly pal...
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DESIGN STORY

Designing The Desk Collection

The spark came in 2013, when Ken and Joe made a trip to San Francisco and toured the newly finished headquarters of lodging-service giant Airbnb...
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CREATIVE MORNING

Creative Morning - April 2016

Once a week, our design team meets for 10 minutes to share the things currently inspiring us outside of work. It might be something about a book we're reading, or an extracurricular project, or an insight gleaned from a personal relationship...
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Don't Get Comfortable

Co-founder and CEO Ken Tomita explores our adventures in running a small business and the journey to understand the meaning of it all...
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MONDAY CIRCLE

What We're Into Right Now

Every Monday at 10 o’clock sharp, our crew of 20 drops whatever they’re doing and circles up to share their thoughts on the topic of the week...
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BEHIND THE SCENES

An Outsider's Take On Grovemade

We recently invited our friend Thomas McCracken to our workshop to talk to a few employees and give us his observations on the Grovemade company culture...
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BEHIND THE SCENES

How Our Prices Are Determined And Why They Change

Launching a new product is an exciting time here in our shop. It’s the moment where an idea transforms into an actual, physical object. One of the least exciting things about launching a new product, however, is getting the price right...
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BEHIND THE SCENES

Fresh Space = Fresh Minds

We dramatically change our space on average every two months. It’s symbolic of our core value of being open. It forces us to be flexible and keeps us fresh...
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MONDAY CIRCLE

Our Biggest Vulnerability

Every Monday at 10 o’clock sharp, our crew of 20 drops whatever they’re doing and circles up to share their thoughts on the topic of the week...
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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Day In The Life Of Product Designer Sean Kelly

I toss my bag into the design area and begin my morning ritual of walking around the shop, wishing everyone good morning, and instigating our daily morning warmup by screaming “STRETCH!”
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BEHIND THE SCENES

The Origins Of Grovemade

As makers and small business owners, Ken and Joe shared a common bond. In their late twenties, they were just as happy to talk about potential projects as they were to finish current ones...
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