Sharing Our 3D‑Printed Espresso Accessories with the Community

Great coffee is a craft, and like any craft, it gets better when knowledge and tools are shared. Over the past months we’ve been designing and 3D printing a small collection of espresso accessories—born out of daily use, constant iteration, and plenty of sink shots. Today, we want to open that work up to the community.

This post isn’t a product launch. It’s an invitation.

Why 3D Printing for Espresso?

Espresso gear is famously expensive, often overbuilt, and sometimes designed more for aesthetics than workflow. 3D printing flips that equation:

• Rapid iteration – We can prototype a new WDT handle, dosing funnel, or portafilter stand in hours, not months.

• Purpose-built design – Accessories are designed around how they’re actually used, not how they look in a catalog.

• Local + low waste – Printing on demand means fewer materials, less shipping, and no overproduction.

• Open improvement – Designs can evolve with feedback instead of being locked behind tooling costs.

For us, it’s the perfect intersection of design, engineering, and coffee.

What We’ve Been Making

So far, our focus has been on small tools that improve consistency and flow without getting in the way of the ritual:

• WDT tools with optimized needle spacing and ergonomic grips

• Dosing funnels that actually stay put during distribution

• Portafilter holders designed for stability while tamping

• Workflow organizers that keep grinders, tools, and towels in reach

Each piece has gone through multiple revisions—adjusting tolerances, wall thickness, surface texture, and ergonomics based on real café and home use.

Designed With, Not Just For, the Community

This is the most important part.

We want to collaborate and build a community around small, meaningful improvements to the espresso workflow. Espresso isn’t usually transformed by one big breakthrough—it gets better through dozens of tiny refinements: a funnel that sits just right, a tool that feels natural in the hand, a layout that saves a few seconds and a bit of mental load.

Many of our designs come directly from noticing these friction points and asking, “What’s the smallest change that would make this better?” By sharing our work, we hope to:

• Collaborate with baristas, home enthusiasts, designers, and engineers

• Collect feedback from real-world use and edge cases

• Encourage small tweaks, remixes, and iterations

• Build a shared library of workflow-driven ideas

This isn’t about perfection—it’s about continuous improvement, together.

We have found that most of or coffee enjoyment comes form sharring it with others :)