Site / 01 Edition 2025 Single-piece rubber
A 3 metre rubber duck installation in a concrete lobby
Fig. 01 Architect / 3.0 m
Single-piece moulding
Internal steel frame
— Manifest

Serious ducks for un-serious people.

We make ducks you don't want to drop in the water — you want to put them on a shelf. The small ones go in a pocket. The large ones go in a lobby. All of them go on camera.

Read the brief § 01 — 05
01 05

From thumb-sized to bear-sized.

One silhouette. Five scales. The same duck at 4 cm reads as the same duck at 3 m — proportions are tuned by hand at every step so the architectural move still holds at keychain size.

Micro
4 cm thumb-sized 8 cm max
Classic
10 cm hand-sized 25 cm max
Designer
15 cm cat-sized 30 cm max
Mega
50 cm child-sized 120 cm max
Architect
1.5 m person-sized 3 m max

Five lines. One silhouette.

Each line is a different process and a different audience, but the body — the contour, the beak, the feet, the eye position — is the same mould language. Pick the scale that fits the room.

Quacktory Micro duck, 4 cm, on a keyring
SKU 01 Micro

Keychain duck

Impulse-grade. Goes in a pocket, on a bag, on a keyring. Injection-moulded, 8-cavity steel tool, 45 seconds per cycle.

Size
4–8 cm · thumb-sized
Audience
Impulse buyer · 18–35
Price
from $8 per unit · incl. shipping
Lead time
3 weeks
Quacktory Classic duck, 15 cm, on a bathroom shelf
SKU 02 Classic

Bathroom duck

The default. Compression-moulded, food-grade silicone, 3 minutes per cycle. The one your kid drops in the bath.

Size
10–25 cm · hand-sized
Audience
Parent · 30–45
Price
from $22 per unit · incl. shipping
Lead time
3 weeks
Quacktory Designer duck, 25 cm, limited illustrator edition
SKU 03 Designer

Illustrator collab

Limited runs of 300 or fewer. Hand-cast in silicone moulds, one cycle per day. Signed by the author, shipped with a paper certificate.

Size
15–30 cm · cat-sized
Audience
Design-object collector
Price
from $140 per unit · incl. shipping
Lead time
6 weeks
Quacktory Mega duck, 80 cm, photo object in a shop window
SKU 04 Mega

Photo object

Rotational-moulded with an internal fibreglass frame. 2 hours per cycle plus 8 hours cooling. The lobby duck. The shop-window duck.

Size
50–120 cm · child-sized
Audience
Brand manager · event
Price
from $1,800 per unit · incl. shipping
Lead time
6 weeks
Quacktory Architect duck, 3 metres, installed in a building lobby
SKU 05 Architect

Installation

Sculptural casting against a CNC-milled polystyrene master. Internal steel frame with stiffening ribs. 2–4 weeks per duck. On-site survey included.

Size
1.5–3 m · bear-sized
Audience
B2B · installation
Price
on request · spec sheet
Lead time
12 weeks

Single-piece moulding. No inserts. No seams.

Every duck is one piece of vulcanised rubber — food-grade silicone for the small, natural rubber with EPDM additives for the large. The eyes are painted post-vulcanisation with food-grade dye, not glued on.

01 / Material

Vulcanised rubber

Food-grade silicone for Micro and Classic. Natural rubber with EPDM additives for Designer, Mega, and Architect. No plastic inserts, no metal inside, no glued seams.

02 / Tooling

Right mould per run

Steel moulds for injection (8 cavities, 45 s per cycle). Aluminium for compression (3 min per cycle). Silicone rubber moulds for hand-casting limited Designer runs. CNC-milled polystyrene masters for Architect.

03 / Eyes

Painted, not inserted

Black pupil, white sclera. Applied by hand with food-grade silicone dye, post-vulcanisation. Eye shape and position are invariant across the catalog — the silhouette is the signature.

04 / QC

Five checks per duck

Visual inspection. Geometry within ±2% of reference. Drop test — 5 drops from 1 metre onto concrete. Smell test. Gravimetry within ±3% of reference mass. Architect adds ultrasonic frame inspection.

05 / Compliance

EN 71-3 · REACH

No phthalates, no bisphenol A. Indoor use. Operating range −20 °C to +60 °C. Wash with warm water and mild soap. Protect from direct UV and from oils or solvents.

06 / Logistics

Crate to lobby

Small-parcel courier for Micro, Classic, and Designer. Pallet delivery for Mega. Wooden crate with climate control for Architect, with on-site installation by certified crew.

Your brand colour. Body-through pigment.

We don't paint on top. We tint the mass before moulding, from a 12-colour Quacktory Pigment Menu. Predictable lead time, predictable price, no durability questions two years later.

Tier 01

Branded palette

Pick from 12 Quacktory Pigment Menu tones. Mass-tinted, no overprint, no peeling. Standard lead time, standard price.

Included in base quote
Tier 02

Third-party Pantone

A specific brand Pantone that isn't on the menu. New formula development. Separate line item, two extra weeks, fifteen percent on the price.

+2 weeks · +15%
Tier 03

Custom geometry

A new duck shape. A brand mascot figure. Separate project with a master model, discussed individually. Quoted per scope.

By scope
Request a quote For hotels, events, retail, and brand teams.