Stories

No, we didn't make aluminum filament, but anodized aluminum was our inspiration to explore adding color to Stainless Steel PLA for January's Endless Exploration shipment. Protopasta Steel...

Shut out everything that's going on in the world. Close your eyes and think about your favorite holiday memories. What do you hear? See? Smell?...

Dec 2024 update: Static Dissipative (ESD) PLA, CF-PLA, and PETG now available. The title is not so witty, so let's get down to the nitty gritty....

Fall is all about color change, and gold pearl gives a fall vibe, so I added it to green-to-yellow thermochromic for Chlorophylled (below left) and orange-to-yellow thermochromic for Autumn Orange (below...

The days are getting shorter again and Halloween is next month. It's the perfect time for fun with glow-in-the-dark filaments, don't you think? You might...

It's not every month we get a new ingredient! We've created Protopasta's first Thermochromic filaments just for June + July subscribers to August's Endless PLA delivery!!! What is Thermochromic?...

In our first two Endless Explorations, we explored high speed and low gloss PLAs. For EX3, we chose some materials that process near PLA temperatures...

We're celebrating 5 years of Endless PLA! With filaments like Candy Rainbow, June's Endless PLA is so sweet you'll want to eat it up, but please, don't eat...

In our first Endless Exploration (EX1), we explored strength and surface appearance for a variety of Protopasta PLAs. We shared a new High Flow PLA...

April's Endless PLA takes us to the tropics. Smoothie anyone? Learn how to make one here. One delicious dragon fruit smoothie (enjoyed by our founder's oldest daughter...

Welcome to the results of our first Endless Exploration!  We are excited to dig deep on filament subjects, and share what we explore with you.  For...

February’s Endless PLA delivery is our first with 6 new colors, 3 solids and 3 specials. Gloop was our inspiration for both the colors and...

The holiday experience is both vast and personal. It's familiar, and tradition-filled, but also connects us to what's next. New gadgets and goals for a new year keep...

We had a great time preparing for and at 3D Printopia! What is 3D Printopia? It's the East Coast Rep Rap Festival's (ERRF's) new name. Next...

Projects take form in many ways. Wondering how we arrived at the designs below? Read on. Download links to print your own at the end....

How is it that summer gets so busy? It feels like the epitome of work hard, play hard. We spend so much time enjoying trips...

Have you ever had a light bulb moment? When a new idea hits you??? Almost 10 years ago, we had a lightbulb moment that lead...

Ahoy, Me Hearties! Look what the sea dragged in!!! This month’s colors and designs are children of the sea. Our minds adrift, we beached on...

Spring is in the air! Don’t you just love the scent? Years ago, I became obsessed with the idea of scented filament. Coffee, pine, cinnamon,...

It’s springtime and “spring” is our April theme, guiding both our filament and digital designs for this month. Spring, that messy transition of a season...

Coffee fan? Keep reading… At Protoplant, coffee and filament have always gone hand-in-hand. We had a favorite coffee spot near our first shop, River Maiden....

We’ve got an eye for and interest in color here at Protoplant, so, as you might expect, our team was excited for the announcement of Pantone’s 2023...

For December 2022's Endless PLA, I couldn’t help but feel inspired by the holiday season. Admittedly, I enjoy an enthusiastic sparkle year round, but let...

Our 5th and final (more about that later) installment of Endless PETG brings our original glitter poppin’ HTPLA filament and a beloved metallic green to...