BIG SECRET

06/28/2022

Limited edition commemorative artwork designed by Wongface and laser cut from walnut for Pittsburgh's Chinatown.

As early as 1874, there has been a Chinese community in Pittsburgh. The city’s original Chinatown was one of the earliest Chinese settlements recorded in an Eastern U.S. city. Today, all that remains of historic Pittsburgh Chinatown are the two buildings on Third Avenue: The venerable, pagoda-trimmed Chinatown Inn Restaurant and... 協勝公會, The local Hip-Sing Association branch.
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After 12 years of perseverance and overcoming rejection, the official recognition of Pittsburgh’s Chinatown as a historic landmark was granted. This could not happen without Marian Lien and OCA Pittsburgh.

Was an honor to help with this project as well as collaborate with an artist we've admired for years. ⚡️

📷 by Kaela Speicher Photography

11/23/2021

Handmade sapele hardwood gift boxes for Kendall Jenner & Drink818 - Cheers to theory11 for the collaboration. 🥃🃏⚡️

10/01/2021

Custom jewelry cases fabricated and laser engraved for Hither & Yonder, designed by Chad Michael Studio. Featuring engravings into wooden and brass elements with double locking hinges and a removable display tray.

05/13/2021

On sale NOW! 'Panther Portal' is a fierce laser engraved and laser cut piece of wooden wall art measuring 18" x 16" with incredible detail and illustrative intensity. A collaboration with our Barcelona-based buddy Joan Tarragó!

https://www.bigsecret.com/product/panther-portal

12/30/2020

Excited for our laser-produced guitars to be featured in the Communication Arts Typography annual! Kevin Cantrell always crushes it and is amazing to collaborate with.

“Qualtrics needed an annual award to give to its most innovative clients—an award to break away from standard industry awards, crafted so ...

04/09/2020

A humbling experience to laser cut personal protective equipment for those in need right now. Thankful to feel helpful in any way we can and so appreciative to RVA Makers, Justin Ensley, GOODWORK and so many volunteers who have assisted with fabrication, assembly, and fulfillment. Every dollar donated has helped protect those on the front lines - let’s keep helping each other everywhere we can. ❤️⚡️

12/23/2019

We’ve worked on some incredible projects over the past decade, and can finally share this remarkable gift sent to select fans of His Dark Materials HBO.

HBO sent a personally selected porcelain dæmon, hand-crafted by Kate MacDowell, to each recipient inside our laser engraved mahogany boxes. Dæmons are a fictional being in the series where an animal represents an external manifestation of a person's inner-self. Every box has gold accents, a three dimensional lid, and includes a personalized base for the figurine. It was a pleasure working closely with the brilliant team at 360i and on this otherworldly project. Season finale is tonight!

09/26/2019

Excited to reveal the 2019 Etsy Design Awards - these wooden 'gemstones' are laser engraved and hand-painted with magical gradients by Eli McMullen. No two are alike.

The awards recognize the work of extraordinary Etsy sellers from around the world and across multiple areas of expertise. Congrats to all the winners!

08/31/2019

Laser engraved and cut wall sculptures to celebrate twelve magical years of theory11. Thank you for another inspirational collaboration, and congrats to Jonathan and his team on another year of going big with their secrets.

05/23/2019

We shredded on these laser engraved guitars for our second colossal project with Kevin Cantrell Design - this time for the Qualtrics X4 Summit. 10,000 people were in attendance and inspired by keynote speakers such as Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey. Art direction by Jason Johnson. Congrats to all the XM Breakthrough artists and thanks to everyone involved for making this one so fun.

04/30/2019

This is the sixth year we've had the pleasure of producing awards for the Elby's. Each hand assembled, laser engraved, wooden icosahedron mimics the inside of a magic eight ball - everyone's favorite childhood predictor. Many congrats to this years winners.