ABOUT
ABOUT
One material,
many designers.
One material,
many designers.
Blacksand® Lab is a design and production platform built around black quartz sand. Designers, clients and binder-jet 3D printing in one place, from the first idea to the finished piece.
Blacksand® Lab is a design and production platform built around black quartz sand. Designers, clients and binder-jet 3D printing in one place, from the first idea to the finished piece.
MATERIAL
Black quartz sand
Matt, mineral, light-absorbing
DESIGNERS
A collective of
16+
Chosen for their eye
PRODUCTION
Binder-jet 3D printing
No moulds, no tooling
Blacksand® Lab
Founded 2026 · Based in Valencia
FOUNDED
2026
DESIGNERS
16+
SIZE
Up to 1.8 m
PRICING
By weight
STUDIO
By appointment
SAMPLES
Feel it before
you order.
A photo can’t show how the sand feels in the hand. Order a sample pack: small printed specimens in black quartz sand, so you can check the grain, the weight and the tone before you commit to a piece.
INSIDE
Specimens in black quartz sand
ALSO
Finish card + spec sheet
FOR
Architects, designers + private clients
Request a sample pack →
Shipped from Valencia.
THE PLATFORM
THE PLATFORM
Three ways to work with us.
Three ways to work with us.
Start wherever fits. Many projects move from one to the next.
Start wherever fits. Many projects move from one to the next.
01
01
Sand Store
Sand Store
Ready pieces
Ready pieces
Objects from the collective, made to order in black quartz sand. Every piece is priced by weight, at one rate for every designer.
Objects from the collective, made to order in black quartz sand. Every piece is priced by weight, at one rate for every designer.
→
02
02
Bespoke
Bespoke
Commission a designer
Commission a designer
Bring an idea, a sketch or a full brief. We match you with up to three designers from the collective and take care of production.
Bring an idea, a sketch or a full brief. We match you with up to three designers from the collective and take care of production.
→
03
03
Production
Production
Your design, in sand
Your design, in sand
Already have a 3D file? We check it for sand printing and produce it, from a single piece to a full series.
Already have a 3D file? We check it for sand printing and produce it, from a single piece to a full series.
→
MATERIAL
Black quartz sand
PROCESS
Binder-jet 3D printing
SIZE
Up to 1.8 m in one piece
FINISH
Natural matt, no coating
THE MATERIAL
THE MATERIAL
Black quartz sand,
printed as one solid form.
Black quartz sand,
printed as one solid form.
Binder-jet 3D printing spreads the sand in thin layers and binds it only where the object exists. It is the same technology foundries use to print moulds for metal casting. With no moulds or tooling, a single piece and a full series start the same way.
Binder-jet 3D printing spreads the sand in thin layers and binds it only where the object exists. It is the same technology foundries use to print moulds for metal casting. With no moulds or tooling, a single piece and a full series start the same way.
The surface is the material itself: matt, mineral and light-absorbing, with no paint or coating. It also sits well next to resin, glass, metal and wood.
The surface is the material itself: matt, mineral and light-absorbing, with no paint or coating. It also sits well next to resin, glass, metal and wood.
THE COLLECTIVE
THE COLLECTIVE
Designers first,
chosen for their eye.
Designers first,
chosen for their eye.
Blacksand is a collective, not an agency. Designers from around the world join for the quality of their work. Each one gets a profile, a platform and production, and keeps the credit for every piece.
Blacksand is a collective, not an agency. Designers from around the world join for the quality of their work. Each one gets a profile, a platform and production, and keeps the credit for every piece.
16+
designers in the collective
designers in the collective
Meet the designers →
Deniz Aktay
/
dezin
Gabriela Saadia
/
Saadia Design
Alberto Essesi
/
Essesi Design Studio
Erica Sellers
/
Studio S II
Gabriele D'Amico
/
Gabriele D'Amico Studio
Manex B. Mugica
/
Manex Bilbao Studio
Adrián M. Almonacid
/
Cuatro Cuatros
Tomas Kral
/
Tomas Kral Studio
Luis Gimeno
/
Luis Gimeno Design
Driaan Claassen
/
Reticence Studio
Vincent Decat
/
Vincent Decat
Rik F. Jansen
/
Rik Fransjansen Studio
Camila Simona
/
Interior Visuals
Søren H. Søndergaard
/
Assimply Studio
Ceren Arslan
/
EXIT Ceren
Cole Slater
/
Cole Slater Studio
Victor H. Xavier
/
Assimply Studio
Rollo Bryant
/
Rollo Studio
Jack De Courcy
/
DC Atelier
A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER
A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER
I started working in sand for my own lighting. It gave me a material I couldn’t get any other way: matt, mineral, heavy in the hand, and free to take almost any form.
I started working in sand for my own lighting. It gave me a material I couldn’t get any other way: matt, mineral, heavy in the hand, and free to take almost any form.
Blacksand opens that up. To designers who want their work made properly and credited, and to anyone with an idea worth making, from a single piece to a full collection. One material, many designers, and the production taken care of.
Blacksand opens that up. To designers who want their work made properly and credited, and to anyone with an idea worth making, from a single piece to a full collection. One material, many designers, and the production taken care of.
Rollo Bryant
Rollo Bryant
Founder, Blacksand® Lab · Designer, Rollo Studio
Founder, Blacksand® Lab · Designer, Rollo Studio
Good to know
Good to know
The questions we get most.
The questions we get most.
How is a piece priced?
−
By weight, at one rate per kilogram for every designer, plus any extras such as glass or metal parts. Bespoke work adds a design fee, quoted with your brief. Trade clients have their own rate.
Does the final weight change the price?
+
No. The price in your quote is fixed: small differences in the weight of the finished piece never change it.
How long does it take?
+
Every piece is made to order. Sand Store pieces are dispatched within 8 weeks of your confirmed order, most in 4-6 weeks, unless your quote gives another date. For Bespoke and Production, the dates are in your proposal.
How do I order?
+
Send a request from the Sand Store or the Bespoke page and we reply with a written quote: the pieces, the price, delivery and your latest delivery date. Accept it in writing, pay by bank transfer or card, and production starts.
Can I see the material first?
+
Yes. Order a sample pack: small printed specimens in black quartz sand, with a finish card and a spec sheet. Request it on this page and we confirm the price before it ships.
Do you work with architects and interior designers?
+
Yes. Trade clients have their own rate per kilogram and their own terms. Apply for a trade account and every quote lists the options, delivery, deposit and lead time. Business clients pay a 50% deposit when they accept and the balance before dispatch.
How does Bespoke work?
+
Bring an idea, a sketch or a full brief. You choose up to three designers from the collective, or we match you, the designer develops the piece and we take care of production. Priced by weight, plus a design fee quoted per project.
Will my piece look exactly like the photos?
+
Close, but never identical. Every piece is printed in sand, so you’ll see the grain, slight shifts in tone and sheen, and small pores. That’s the character of the material, and we describe it before you buy.
Can I use a piece outdoors or for food?
+
Not for food or drink. Keep pieces indoors and dry, away from heat sources and strong direct sun, unless the product page says a piece is suitable.
Do you ship abroad?
+
Yes. Every piece is finished, checked and shipped from València, worldwide. Two exceptions for now: lighting for private customers ships within Spain only, and the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are by quote. Import taxes and duties outside the EU, and in those three territories, are paid by the buyer.
Can I return a piece?
+
Sand Store pieces made without changes and sample packs: yes, within 14 days of delivery, return cost on you. Pieces made to your specification can’t be returned. Anything faulty or damaged in transit is covered by the 3-year legal guarantee, and we pay every cost.
Can I visit?
+
Yes. Our studio and showroom are at Carrer de Fray Francisco Cabezas 13, Bajo C, València, open by appointment. Book a visit below or email info@blacksandlab.com.
VALENCIA
39.47° N · 0.38° W
Studio + showroom
● Studio + showroom ○ Designers in the collective
● Studio + showroom ○ Designers in the collective
LOCAL TIME 05:42 CET
BASED IN VALENCIA
BASED IN VALENCIA
Based in Valencia.
Working with the world.
Based in Valencia.
Working with the world.
Our studio and showroom are in Valencia, Spain. The designers in the collective work from cities across Europe and beyond, and every piece is assembled and shipped from here, worldwide.
Our studio and showroom are in Valencia, Spain. The designers in the collective work from cities across Europe and beyond, and every piece is assembled and shipped from here, worldwide.
VISIT
Visit the studio.
Showroom open by appointment.
Carrer de Fray Francisco Cabezas 13, Bajo C
46019 València, Spain
info@blacksandlab.com · +34 614 412 917
One material, many designers.
Blacksand® Lab is a design and production platform built around black quartz sand. Designers, clients and binder-jet 3D printing in one place, from the first idea to the finished piece.
The platform ↓
With a finish card + spec sheet
Feel it before you order.
A photo can’t show how the sand feels in the hand. Order a sample pack: small printed specimens in black quartz sand, so you can check the grain, the weight and the tone before you commit to a piece.
- InsideSpecimens in black quartz sand
- AlsoFinish card + spec sheet
- ForArchitects, designers + private clients
Shipped from Valencia.
Three ways to work with us.
Start wherever fits. Many projects move from one to the next.
- 01
Sand Store
Ready pieces
Objects from the collective, made to order in black quartz sand. Every piece is priced by weight, at one rate for every designer. - 02
Bespoke
Commission a designer
Bring an idea, a sketch or a full brief. We match you with up to three designers from the collective and take care of production. - 03
Production
Your design, in sand
Already have a 3D file? We check it for sand printing and produce it, from a single piece to a full series.
Black quartz sand, printed as one solid form.
Binder-jet 3D printing spreads the sand in thin layers and binds it only where the object exists. It is the same technology foundries use to print moulds for metal casting. With no moulds or tooling, a single piece and a full series start the same way.
The surface is the material itself: matt, mineral and light-absorbing, with no paint or coating. It also sits well next to resin, glass, metal and wood.
Designers first, chosen for their eye.
Blacksand is a collective, not an agency. Designers from around the world join for the quality of their work. Each one gets a profile, a platform and production, and keeps the credit for every piece.
Tap a name to watch their pieces.
- Deniz Aktay
- Alberto Essesi
- Erica Sellers
- Gabriele D'Amico
- Tomas Kral
- Luis Gimeno
- Camila Simona
- Vincent Decat
- Manex B. Mugica
- Jack De Courcy
- Gabriela Saadia
- Driaan Claassen
- Søren H. Søndergaard
- Rik F. Jansen
- Ceren Arslan
- Adrián M. Almonacid
- Rollo Bryant
- Cole Slater
I started working in sand for my own lighting. It gave me a material I couldn’t get any other way: matt, mineral, heavy in the hand, and free to take almost any form.
Blacksand opens that up. To designers who want their work made properly and credited, and to anyone with an idea worth making, from a single piece to a full collection. One material, many designers, and the production taken care of.
Good to know The questions we get most.
By weight, at one rate per kilogram for every designer, plus any extras such as glass or metal parts. Bespoke work adds a design fee, quoted with your brief. Trade clients have their own rate.
No. The price in your quote is fixed: small differences in the weight of the finished piece never change it.
Every piece is made to order. Sand Store pieces are dispatched within 8 weeks of your confirmed order, most in 4–6 weeks, unless your quote gives another date. For Bespoke and Production, the dates are in your proposal.
Send a request from the Sand Store or the Bespoke page and we reply with a written quote: the pieces, the price, delivery and your latest delivery date. Accept it in writing, pay by bank transfer or card, and production starts.
Yes. Order a sample pack: small printed specimens in black quartz sand, with a finish card and a spec sheet. Request it on this page and we confirm the price before it ships.
Yes. Trade clients have their own rate per kilogram and their own terms. Apply for a trade account and every quote lists the options, delivery, deposit and lead time. Business clients pay a 50% deposit when they accept and the balance before dispatch.
Bring an idea, a sketch or a full brief. You choose up to three designers from the collective, or we match you, the designer develops the piece and we take care of production. Priced by weight, plus a design fee quoted per project.
Close, but never identical. Every piece is printed in sand, so you’ll see the grain, slight shifts in tone and sheen, and small pores. That’s the character of the material, and we describe it before you buy.
Not for food or drink. Keep pieces indoors and dry, away from heat sources and strong direct sun, unless the product page says a piece is suitable.
Yes. Every piece is finished, checked and shipped from València, worldwide. Two exceptions for now: lighting for private customers ships within Spain only, and the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are by quote. Import taxes and duties outside the EU, and in those three territories, are paid by the buyer.
Sand Store pieces made without changes and sample packs: yes, within 14 days of delivery, return cost on you. Pieces made to your specification can’t be returned. Anything faulty or damaged in transit is covered by the 3-year legal guarantee, and we pay every cost.
Yes. Our studio and showroom are at Carrer de Fray Francisco Cabezas 13, Bajo C, València, open by appointment. Book a visit below or email info@blacksandlab.com.
39.47° N · 0.38° W
Studio + showroom
Based in Valencia. Working with the world.
Our studio and showroom are in Valencia, Spain. The designers in the collective work from cities across Europe and beyond, and every piece is assembled and shipped from here, worldwide.
Visit the studio.
Showroom open by appointment.
Carrer de Fray Francisco Cabezas 13, Bajo C
46019 València, Spain
info@blacksandlab.com · +34 614 412 917
3D-printed objects born from black quartz sand.
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STUDIO + SHOWROOM
Carrer de Fray Francisco Cabezas 13, Bajo C
46019 València, Spain
By appointment
© 2026 Blacksand® Lab · Bryant Creative Industries, S.L.U.
Blacksand Lab · Bryant Creative Industries, S.L.U. · NIF B26574954 · València
€158/kg