Made with creativity. Finished with a little chaos.
Welcome to On Purpose By Mistake — a small New Zealand 3D printing business where ideas, creativity and the occasional happy accident come together.
What started as a love for making things turned into a simple question:
“Could we make that?”
So… we did.
We create fun, useful, quirky and completely unnecessary things — because sometimes you need a practical solution, and sometimes you just need a tiny frog that clicks.
From fidget toys and desk accessories to custom creations and whatever strange idea we decide to bring to life next, we're always experimenting with new designs, colours and possibilities.
Why “On Purpose By Mistake”?
Because not everything goes exactly to plan.
Sometimes a print doesn't turn out quite how we expected. Sometimes an idea starts as a mistake and ends up being our favourite thing we've made.
And sometimes we make something simply because we thought:
“Why not?”
That's the spirit behind our name.
We're not trying to make everything serious or perfectly predictable. We're here to have fun, try things, learn as we go, and make products that make people smile.
Small business. Big ideas.
Behind On Purpose By Mistake is a small team creating from home in New Zealand.
Every order means a lot to us. When you buy something from our shop, you're not just getting a mass-produced item off a warehouse shelf — you're supporting a small business, a creative idea, and the next slightly questionable thing we decide to print.
We design, print, experiment, package and send everything ourselves, which means we're constantly learning and improving along the way.
So… what are we making next?
Honestly?
We don't always know.
And that's kind of the fun.
You might find something practical. Something colourful. Something completely random. Something you didn't know you needed until you saw it.
If we can make it, we'll probably try.
And if it goes wrong?
Well…
Maybe it was on purpose by mistake.
Thanks for stopping by and supporting our little corner of the internet. 💜
On Purpose By Mistake
Probably shouldn't. Probably will.