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Why we charge material cost (and how donations close the gap)

On pricing dignity, the cost of saying "yes", and the math that lets a small studio keep going.

A 3D-printed assistive piece costs us €3–€10 in plastic and a few hours of machine time. Our labor is the unbounded part — but if we charge it, most of the people who need our work can't afford us. So we charge near material cost on commissions, fund our labor through donations + a small catalog of refined pieces, and pay back 5% to commissioners whose ideas become products. That math only works because of donors. If you can give, the page is here.