What Constitutes Art?What makes something art? Does it depend on the material, the tools used, how much was made by hand, or whether it exists simply to be looked at?At The Gizmo Grotto, we make things. Sometimes that m…
The new Gizmo Grotto platform is officially live at shop.thegizmogrotto.com !!! But the storefront is only the small, public-facing piece of what we’ve been building. Behind the scenes, we’ve been developing our own sof…
Sometimes the smallest thing in your house is the thing you wish looked a little more like you. We’ve been experimenting with custom 3D-printed light switch and outlet covers, and we think there’s a lot more potential h…
For as long as people have been creating art, they've also been creating commemorative works. Throughout history, artists have crafted statues, sculptures, paintings, and monuments to honor emperors, kings, family membe…
Meet the newest member of our print family: Hercules. Our newest printer brings more than just faster and better multi-color printing. It gives us even greater multi-material capabilities, opening the door to projects t…
One of the biggest changes at The Gizmo Grotto over the past year isn't just what we're printing. It's what we're building. Many people know us for custom 3D printing, but they don't always realize we also stock a growi…
A little over a year ago, we partnered with the El Paso Youth Opera to create our first custom awards for their annual gala. Looking back, it's amazing to see how far those projects have come. Since then, we've expanded…
Every now and then, we build something that doesn't just improve a product. It improves the way we work. Lately we've been using AI alongside our own design experience to build custom generators that help us create prod…
Sometimes we look back at where we started and have to appreciate how far we've come. Not too long ago, projects like large-scale site replicas were something we hoped we could design and build. Last week, we delivered …
This week we're excited to put a new tool to work in the shop. We've added a new enclosed printer to our lineup, giving us the ability to work with a wider range of materials and tackle projects that weren't practical b…
Some ideas come to us as a quick sketch on a piece of paper. Others arrive as large commercial projects that support major operations. One of the things we enjoy most about what we do is seeing the incredible range of i…
We’ve been busy these past couple of weeks, but we’re officially settled into our new space and ready to welcome everyone in. Attached is a quick video showing how to get from our old storefront to our new entrance. We’…
Big change happening next week. Starting Monday, May 11, we?re moving our entire shop to the back of the building we already occupy. Same location, much bigger warehouse style space. This means a more hands-on, behind t…
April showers bring May flowers, and we’re officially in the “watch the mountains and hope for rain” part of the year. If you’ve lived here long enough, you know how special it is when the poppies start showing up near …
Have you (or your kids) ever used a 3D printer in school and thought, “That was cool… but now what?” We meet people every week who learned the basics in class, saw it online, or tried designing something once, but never…
Not every print comes out perfectly the first time, and that is actually part of the magic. Behind the scenes, 3D printing involves testing, learning, and trying again until a design works exactly the way it should. Ove…
What’s been bugging you lately? Seriously. We want to know. If actual bugs are bugging you, we carry smart 3D printed solutions like fly and bug catchers to help make your space more comfortable. If an idea has been liv…
Spring is here, and with it comes a season of new ideas, fresh starts, and creative energy. It’s the perfect time to build something new. This week at The Gizmo Grotto, we’re featuring one of our fun seasonal pieces, ou…
This week at The Gizmo Grotto we are excited to introduce something new we are building called our Creator Spotlight. Our goal has always been to be more than just a place that prints things. We want to help grow a real…
At The Gizmo Grotto, we’re proud to say that what we sell is not mass produced overseas. It’s made right here in America. Every 3D printed piece that leaves our shop is manufactured locally in El Paso. When you purchase…