What is PLA?
And why we
print in it.
PLA is the world's most widely used bioplastic. It's spun from fermented plant starch, prints beautifully, contains no petroleum, and can be composted at industrial facilities at end of life. Here's the longer version.
From cornfield
to kitchen floor.
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Fermented starch
Cornstarch and sugarcane are fermented by lactic-acid bacteria, the same process that makes yogurt.
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Polymerised
The lactic acid is polymerised into PLA pellets and extruded as 1.75mm filament with a matte finish.
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Printed in Warsaw
We melt the filament at 215°C and lay it down in 0.2–0.4mm layers over 14–22 hours per piece.
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Back to soil
At end-of-life, PLA is industrially compostable — it can be processed at certified composting facilities, where available.
Safe for the
animal using it.
Pet safety is the first question we get. PLA is a bioplastic widely used in food packaging and tableware, and the filament we print with is free of the additives that give plastics a bad name.
It contains:
- No BPA · no bisphenols of any kind
- No phthalates · no plasticiser softeners
- No heavy-metal pigments
- No PVC · no chlorinated polymers
What about the print lines?
The outer rim shows faint horizontal striations — the trace of 0.2–0.4mm layers being laid down. Every piece is hand-finished and inspected before it leaves the studio, and like any pet bowl it should be washed regularly.
Dogs see blue
and yellow.
Not much else.
Dogs have dichromatic vision: two color receptors, not three. Their world is built from blues and yellows, with red and green collapsing into a muddy yellow-gray. Five of our PLA Matte colors are picked specifically to read clearly against your floor.
Lemon Yellow — the bright pick
The most visible color in the canine spectrum. Best for outdoor toys and visibility against natural floors.
Marine, Ice & Dark Blue
The blue half of the dichromatic spectrum. Pleasant contrast indoors; very visible against wood, stone, and tile.
Lilac Purple
Sits on the blue edge of the spectrum, so reads as a soft blue to dogs and a tasteful pastel to humans.