SEASON 00CREATOR OPEN CALL
DESIGN WITHMODULAR PARTS.
We’re inviting 100 creators to design original objects with Zipobb’s shared parts library and share their designs with the community.
SEASON 0001 / A QUESTION BEFORE YOU BUILD.
Pick the reason that feels like yours.
SHARED PARTS.
YOUR OWN REASON TO BUILD.
THIS IS SEASON 00.
AN OPEN EXPERIMENT.
There’s no prescribed outcome.
You decide what they become.SAME PARTS.
DIFFERENT MINDS.
NEW POSSIBILITIES.
Build something useful—or beyond utility: joy, beauty, curiosity, meaning, or connection.
WHAT WILL YOU BUILD
WITH THESE PARTS?
WE HAVE
NO IDEA.
MOST PEOPLE SEE MACHINE PARTS.CREATORS SEE POSSIBILITIES.
- 001A COFFEE SHELF.
- 002A BALANCE STUDY.
- 003A LIGHT FRAME.
THE PROCESS IS
PART OF
THE WORK.
Share the attempt, the question, and the change of plan. Let someone else see how you got there.
BUILD
Try a structure. See what happens.
SHARE
Show your progress, including the unfinished parts.
DISCUSS
Ask a question. Offer feedback. Try again.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXCHANGE / THE COFFEE SHELF
“What if the upper shelf could move?”
“I’ll try a second height and compare.”
CREATOR-TO-CREATOR FEEDBACK.
Give feedback onthree other projects.
No scores. No ranking.
HOW TO
TAKE PART
APPLY
Tell us about yourself and what you’d like to explore.
DISCORD
Once accepted, join the Season 00 creator workspace.
CREATE
Start with the shared parts.Tinkercad is recommended, not required.
SUBMIT
Complete your project post in Discord, including your Bill of Materials.
PEER
REVIEW
Give feedback on three other projects.
SEASON 00 / TIMELINE
ROLLING ADMISSION. APPLY EARLY. BUILD LONGER.
OCTOBER
- 01OCT
APPLICATIONS OPEN
- 19OCT
APPLY BY
Or earlier if all places fill.
NOVEMBER
- 08NOV
SUBMIT BY
23:59 UTC
- 09–15NOV
PEER REVIEW
Feedback on three projects.
- 30NOV
RESULTS
Hear back within 48 hours of applying. Start once accepted, with at least 14 days to create before the submission deadline.
01WHAT DO I WORK WITH?
- Core Parts Library
- Parts Guide
- Creator Guide
Use the shared parts as your starting point. The guides explain the available components and the common conditions for Season 00.
Images on this page are AI-generated concept studies. Refer to the Parts Guide for available components.
Tinkercad is our recommended starting point. You can use another design tool; a Bill of Materials is required whichever tool you choose.
02WHERE & WHAT DO I SUBMIT?
Use one project post in the Season 00 Discord forum. Keep your process there, then complete the post with:
- Final images
- A short description
- Your build process
- A design file or shareable model link
- A Bill of Materials: parts, quantities, and any additional materials
Mark the post Submitted when it is ready. The Zipobb team will check that the materials are complete and confirm receipt in your post. For large files, include a link that reviewers can open.
03HOW DOES PEER REVIEW WORK?
Review 3 other projects. No scores. No ranking.
Share what you notice, ask a useful question, or suggest something the creator could explore. This is creator-to-creator feedback.
04BUILD KITS & PROTOTYPES
Build kits and physical prototypes may be considered through separate selection processes.
Participation in Season 00 does not guarantee that a physical kit or prototype will be produced.
SHOW WHAT’S
POSSIBLE.
Bring a need, an idea, or a question you want to explore.
Help shape Zipobb’s first open experiment.
Whatever your reason, start here.
WATCH
SEASON 00
TAKE SHAPE.
See the sketches, experiments,
and work in progress.
Meet the creators.
Join the conversation.
OPEN TO EVERYONE.
NO APPLICATION REQUIRED.