Bonsai Sculpture — A miniature canopy, held still in plant-based PLA.

Sculpture

Bonsai Sculpture

₹3,200

Plant-based PLA · 26 hours on the bed · ships free within India

A tabletop sculpture of a bonsai canopy in plant-based PLA. It is the longest print in the catalog at roughly 26 hours, and needs no water, light or care beyond dusting.

Material
Plant-based PLA · Wood-fill
Print time
26 hours on the bed
Finish
Quiet canopy, sanded by hand
Finish options
Matte, sanded by hand · Satin, rim left crisp
Tones
Sand · Ink · Sage
Made
Printed to order, never warehoused
Ships from
India — free above ₹1,500

₹3,200 By email · 26 hours on the bed

How it is made

About 26 hours on the bed, then by hand

Nothing exists until you reserve it. The Bonsai Sculpture then goes through the same seven steps as every piece the studio makes — the same spool, the same bed, the same bench — before it is wrapped and sent from India.

  1. A spool of sage-green plant-based filament on the studio bench

    01 Plant-based PLA

    Spool opened for Bonsai Sculpture.

  2. A print nozzle laying the first spiral layers of a vase

    02 First layer down

    First layer down on Bonsai Sculpture.

  3. A half-finished vase standing on the print bed, layer lines catching the lamp

    03 48 hours on the bed

    Bonsai Sculpture holds the bed for about 26 hours.

  4. A finished vase resting beside sanding paper and a brush, dust in the lamplight

    04 Sanded by hand

    Bonsai Sculpture sanded by hand.

  5. A vase nested in tissue paper inside an open kraft box

    05 Wrapped in tissue

    Bonsai Sculpture wrapped in tissue.

  6. A closed kraft parcel tied with twine and closed with a wax seal

    06 Sealed and signed

    Bonsai Sculpture sealed and signed.

  7. A stack of kraft parcels waiting by the studio doorway in morning light

    07 Out the studio door

    Bonsai Sculpture left the studio.

About this piece

A bonsai is a tree kept deliberately small by decades of attention. This is the same idea in a different material: a canopy held still, printed in plant-based PLA over roughly 26 hours, and then sanded by hand where the branches meet.

The canopy is the hardest part to print and the reason the piece takes so long. Each layer of foliage is only supported by the layer beneath it, so the printer moves slowly and the studio checks it more than once.

It asks for nothing. No water, no window, no repotting. Dust it with a dry brush when it needs it and keep it out of a hot car or a sun-facing windowsill, and it will look the same in ten years.

Where it sits

  • A desk, where a real plant would not survive the air conditioning
  • A low shelf at eye level when you are seated
  • A windowless room that still wants something green in shape, if not in colour

Bonsai Sculpture questions

Does the Bonsai Sculpture need any care?

Only dusting. It is solid plant-based PLA, so there is no watering, feeding or pruning. Keep it away from direct afternoon sun and closed cars, since PLA softens in sustained heat above roughly 55°C.

Why is the Bonsai Sculpture the most expensive piece?

It spends the longest time on the print bed — about 26 hours — and the canopy needs the most hand-finishing. Price follows print time and finishing effort rather than size.

Something about your own piece, or a question we have not answered? Write to the studio.

The rest of the drop

Six pieces in total. Each one printed after you ask for it.

See the catalog Questions answered