Our studio · Inventors, Designers, Engineers San Marino, CA
  • Brand01Identity systems, packaging and the places people meet your brand.
  • Software02Tools for creative studios, and products we run ourselves.
  • Product03Physical products from napkin sketch to retail shelf.

3Caos is a small group of polymaths. The same people who design your brand can engineer the product and write the software behind it.

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Selected work

Things we've
made real.

Products, software and brands we've built, what we did for them and the recognition it earned.

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iMelo™

We designed and built this asset management and email platform, now licensed to studios.

SoftwareEmailer
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The ButterBox™

We took this kitchen product from first idea to manufacture.

Product
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Au Cao Coffee

We designed the packaging, illustrations and branding.

BrandingPackaging
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Aveox

We photographed Aveox's motors and components.

Photography
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Beautiful Downtown Burbank®

We built the brand and apparel line for Beautiful Downtown Burbank®.

BrandingApparel
In the studio now

On the bench.

A live look at what we're building this season and where each project sits in our process.

    Capabilities

    One team,
    three disciplines.

    Most agencies hand you off at the edge of their skill set. We keep going, so nothing gets lost between brand, product and code.

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    Innovation

    From a rough idea to a validated concept — research, strategy and testing that find out what's worth building before you spend on it.

    • Ideation & researchDiscover
    • Brand & product strategyStrategy
    • Prototyping & testingValidate

    Design

    Identities and objects that hold up everywhere, from a coffee cup to a car window sticker to a login screen.

    • Logo & identity systemsIdentity
    • Industrial designPhysical
    • Packaging & printPhysical
    • ApparelPhysical
    • Web & UI designDigital

    Engineering

    Software and mechanical. The code, pipelines and production files that make an idea real and get it out the door — including AI built into the systems you already run.

    • Web & mobile appsProduct
    • Email & CRM systemsGrowth
    • DFM & sourcingManufacturing
    • AI agents & integrationAI
    AI integration

    AI, built into what you already use.

    You don't need to replace your software to use AI. We connect it to the tools, data and workflows you already have, so it works where your team works.

    We use AI agents in our own work every day, including to rebuild our own software.

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    • Assistants & agentsAnswer questions from your own documents and data.
    • AutomationHandle repetitive work like sorting files, drafting emails and building reports.
    • AI featuresAdded to your existing apps, sites and dashboards.
    • IntegrationConnected to the systems you already run, with your data kept private.
    Process

    How a project runs.

    The same six stages whether we're shipping a logo, inventing a filter or an app. You get one point of contact the whole way through.

    01

    Discover

    Calls, research and a clear brief. We find out what success looks like.

    1–2 wks
    02

    Define

    Scope, budget and a plan, with the risky parts named up front.

    1 wk
    03

    Design

    Concepts, iterations and decisions. You see work early and often.

    2–6 wks
    04

    Engineer

    Code or production files. Built to be made, not just shown.

    Varies
    05

    Build

    Prototypes, factory runs or releases. We manage vendors and QA.

    Varies
    06

    Launch

    On shelves, live online, in people's hands. Then we keep improving it.

    Ongoing
    The team

    We are a group of polymaths — artists, designers, developers, engineers and inventors — with a common passion for creative problem solving and innovative play.

    Small by design. You work with the people doing the work, never a rotating bench.
    We build our own products, so we know what shipping and supporting one feels like.
    A few projects at a time, each one given full attention.
    Invention

    Inventors

    New product ideas, taken from concept to something you can hold.

    Design

    Designers

    Identity, packaging, industrial design and interfaces.

    Engineering

    Engineers

    Software and mechanical: apps, pipelines, materials and factory handoff.

    Partners

    Trusted network

    Photographers, factories and specialists when a project calls for them.

    Got an idea?
    Send us a note.

    Tell us what you're making and we'll tell you honestly how we'd approach it, what it could cost, and whether we're the right fit.

    LocationSan Marino, CA 91108
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    ✓  Where it's at today

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