Almost at €450k & Quick progress update

The past days have been wild. We're slowly approaching the €500k mark! Thanks to everyone who backed this campaign!

On top of the launch craziness, a couple of videos went unexpectedly viral on Instagram and TikTok. Very good timing, but also overwhelming. We're slowly getting used to everything.

I wanted to provide a quick update about my plans for the near future. TL;DR: There's a lot to do, but I'm working hard on progressing as fast as possible.

Progress on color options

Product-wise, one of the important tasks is to experiment with the color options. I'll order slats in different colors and also another softer material soon. I also painted some test pieces in dark brown to understand what kind of finish looks nice for the frame.

Progress on a remaining noise issue

As mentioned in an update in the Discord community, the soft-touch slats are great, but when assembled with the frames I have on hand, there's a lot of noise. I identified the issue, and the designs have been adjusted. Today I ordered new side elements, but now we have to wait for them. This will probably take a few weeks.

I'll also visit some local maker spaces this week that have large CNC machines. The idea is that I might be able to use them on my own, making myself more independent of slow manufacturers. Those always have filled pipelines and thus take weeks to deliver. So I hope to speed up product optimizations.

IP Protection

Since the OW is based on a new mechanical design, my goal is to protect this invention. I already filed a provisional patent application earlier this year. Now I started talking to the patent attorney again to file the real patent application.