Quacktory — A Story of Shelves

i.

Material

Single-piece moulding of 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.

ii.

Eyes

Painted, not inserted. Black pupil on white sclera, applied post-vulcanisation by hand with food-grade silicone dye. The same oval on every duck, in every line, from 4 cm to 3 m.

iii.

Moulding

Injection for Micro, compression for Classic, hand-casting for Designer (≤300 units), rotational for Mega, sculptural casting against a CNC-milled master for Architect. Cycle times: 45 seconds to 4 weeks.

iv.

Quality

Five checks on every duck: visual, geometric, drop, smell, gravimetric. Architect additionally receives ultrasonic inspection of its steel frame and an on-site assembly photo protocol.

v.

Compliance

EN 71-3, REACH — no phthalates, no bisphenol A. Indoor use, −20 °C to +60 °C. Care: warm water, mild soap, no abrasives, no alcohol, no bleach. The 4 cm Micro is not for children under three.

— a note on the silhouette

Same duck. Same stance.

Body proportions do not scale linearly with size. The Architect must read as the same duck as the Micro — not as a slightly larger one. That is the architectural move. Every line ships the same eye, the same beak, the same stance.

A story of shelves.

From a thumb
to a bear.