Clever Contraptions
Hello from Oregon! Our whole team from left to right: Packager, Fixer, Customer Service, Organizer, Double Checker
Customers rate us 4.9/5 based on 15857 reviews.
Clever Contraptions
We make everything right here in our garage. My little packager is taller than me now :( When did that happen!!
Customers rate us 4.9/5 based on 15857 reviews.
Clever Contraptions
My little 'get things done' corner of the world.
Customers rate us 4.9/5 based on 15857 reviews.

About Clever Contraptions

We are a small, family-owned business based in Oregon specializing in custom-made home and lifestyle products. As an interior designer, I’m passionate about creating items that strike a balance between clean, minimalist design and playful, story-driven character. Our shop features a mix of our own original creations—practical tools, unique home accents, and whimsical contraptions—designed in-house using 3D modeling and produced on our own 3D printers. In addition to our original work, we also carefully curate clever, well-designed items from other creators that align with our aesthetic. For any product not designed by us, we ensure proper licensing, attribution, royalties, or donations are handled respectfully and ethically.

Sustainability Commitment

Plant Based Materials

Plant Based Materials

We use PLA (polylactic acid), a bioplastic whose base polymer can be made from renewable plant sugars. Finished material properties depend on the formulation and product.

Learn about PLA feedstocks

Renewable electricity through PGE Green Future Choice

100% renewable electricity through Green Future Choice

We participate in Portland General Electric’s Green Future Choice program. The program matches our electricity use with 100% renewable energy through renewable energy certificates and Oregon’s renewable energy requirements.

PGE program document (PDF)

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Packaging

Where possible and without compromising protection we use recycled, reused and low impact packaing.

About the PLA material we use

Plant-derived base polymer

PLA can be made from renewable plant sugars. NatureWorks explains this process for its Ingeo PLA; this is background about the material, not certification of our finished products.

PLA feedstocks

Composting needs the right conditions

Certain PLA products can compost in industrial facilities. Finished products require their own testing, and facilities must accept the item. Do not assume home-compostability or a fixed breakdown time.

Composting explained

Recycling depends on local services

PLA can be sorted and recycled through suitable systems. Check local acceptance before placing an item in a recycling bin.

Recycling explained

Material formulation matters

Properties vary with the resin grade, colorants and other ingredients. A base-polymer claim does not establish the same claim for every finished product.

Material information

Environmental impacts need context

Published life-cycle studies compare specific materials and applications. Their energy and emissions percentages are not a measured footprint for our entire product range.

Life-cycle research

Use and reuse

We make practical PLA products for repeated use. Reuse an item where possible and check locally available disposal options when it reaches the end of its useful life.

PLA and circularity