Amsterdam · Factory seconds
One flaw.
One honest discount.
Every product here has one flaw. We photographed it, named it, and knocked the price down for it.
Specimen No. 01 · Ceramics
Drift Vase
€ 39,00 € 68,00 −43%
Our process
How the flaw works
A wonky glaze. A label printed off-centre. We tell you exactly what's wrong, then tell you how much less you pay.
01
We find it
Seconds rescued from European design studios before they reach the skip.
02
We document it
Every flaw photographed, circled, and labelled like a museum specimen.
03
You save on it
Price matched to severity. Loud flaws get loud discounts.
Catalogue
This week's seconds
Studio Kavel
Drift Vase
The cobalt glaze slid two millimetres south during the second firing, so one side carries a soft halo the design didn't ask for. Holds water, holds flowers, holds its own.
Papierwerk
Upside-Down Notebook
The binding machine flipped a batch, so the embossed logo sits at the bottom and the first page is technically the last. Pages are blank, so honestly nobody but you will ever know.
Wax & Ward
Crooked Label Candle
The paper label landed four millimetres off-centre on the jar. Burns evenly for 42 hours. Smells exactly as intended.
A Dutch ceramics studio
Tilted Terracotta Pot
The base fired uneven in the kiln, so it sits with a gentle two-degree lean. Drainage hole is centred. Your monstera won't mind.
Atelier Nord
Misaligned Print Poster
One colour plate shifted during the run, leaving a faint ghost edge along the typography. Limited edition of 200; this is number 47.
Studio Kavel
Off-Register Mug
The handle attachment left a visible seam at a slight angle. Holds 350ml. Dishwasher safe. Still a mug.
Mission
Why we exist
A vase doesn't deserve a landfill because its glaze drifted two millimetres. Neither do the other 30,000 things factories scrap a year.
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What buyers say
The glaze halo on my Drift Vase is the first thing guests ask about. I tell them I paid less for the part they like most.
My upside-down notebook is the only one in the office nobody can steal by accident. The flaw is a feature.
Finally a shop that tells you what's wrong before you pay. The misaligned poster looks intentional on my wall.
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