TMAP, LLC

Industrial Design | Product Management | CNC Metalwork | Mass Production | Entrepreneurship | Brand Design | Graphic Design | Copy Writing | Web Design

A friend told me he had always thought that Lake Superior was shaped somewhat like a beer bottle opener and asked if I could make it work. After some time doodling in Illustrator, I had figured out how to manipulate the features of Keewenau peninsula without affecting the appearance too much. I took it to a waterjet cutter, and had a few samples made.

After a few tweaks, I sent it to him, and he was satisfied. But I was only just beginning. Eventually l created over 24 distinct designs, each offering

I launched a business to sell them, created a webstore whose copy was described as “genius” by Nicholas Cryder, a Creative Director and Brand Designer whose work you have almost certainly seen.

Now for sale in 11ga Stainless Steel, I've sold thousands of these to people all over the world. Since I kept scaling in mind from the very beginning, they've been profitable from the first sale. Zero returns, only one reported broken, and all the reviews are positive.

See the selection at www.tmapllc.com