Jaywalk Studio

What Jaywalk Studio does

Jaywalk Studio is a privately held design and fabrication studio operating from Woburn, Massachusetts since its founding in 2014. The studio provides end-to-end creative services spanning research and experimentation, concept development, digital modeling, visualization, prototyping, physical fabrication, and on-site installation. Its core offering bundles traditional craftsmanship with digital fabrication tooling including 3-axis CNC milling, laser cutting, 3D printing, mold making and casting, and vinyl cutting. The business operates as a project-based professional services firm with quote-based, project-specific pricing and no recurring software revenue; go-to-market is sales-led through direct client engagement, a portfolio website, and a seasonal newsletter.

Customers span a horizontal mix of enterprise segments rather than a single vertical. Named clients include large technology firms (Autodesk), medical device companies (Abbott, Smith & Nephew), biotechnology firms (Ginkgo Bioworks), architecture and design practices (Sasaki Associates), cultural institutions and public spaces (Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston Children's Museum, SNHU, Carroll School), manufacturers (Harmonic Drive), and nonprofits (Design Museum Foundation, Street Lab). A JobShop service line additionally serves long-tail individual makers, artists, students, and hobbyists via episodic access to digital fabrication equipment.

Notable recent work includes algorithmically generated installations such as Try-Angles (436 unique aluminum clamps, 277 unique panels for Autodesk), Refraction (263 acrylic pendants at Boston Children's Hospital, 2024, with Masary Studios), and the Mushroom Canopy for Ginkgo Bioworks (2022). The studio maintains a dedicated sub-brand, Jaywalk Medical, focused on surgical simulators and medical device convention displays, including the Alberto 4.0 cardiac and thoracic simulator for Abbott. The team remains small (1–10 employees, with four named members including founder Haik Tokatlyan), and the firm reports no external funding.

Name

Jaywalk Studio

Legal name

Jaywalk Studio LLC

Website

https://jaywalkstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jaywalk Studio is a Woburn, MA-based design and fabrication studio (founded 2014) providing end-to-end research, digital modeling, prototyping, and physical fabrication services to enterprises in healthcare, biotech, technology, architecture, and cultural institutions, with a dedicated medical sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Design and Fabrication Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Machine Shops (33271), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Industrial design services
• Custom fabrication
• Prototype development
• Medical device displays
• Public art fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Woburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Design and Fabrication Services: Project-based professional services including research, concept development, digital modeling, prototyping, fabrication, and installation. Services cover both physical installations and digital rendering work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jaywalk Studio is a design and fabrication studio that researches, designs, and physically produces custom products, displays, and installations. Core offerings include industrial design services, digital rendering, and full fabrication using in-house CNC milling, laser cutting, 3D printing, mold making, casting, and vinyl cutting, with on-site installation. The studio also sells small consumer products such as Mag Pucks and Gorilla Baby and operates JobShop, providing public access to its fabrication tools for hobbyists, students, and makers.

Product overview

Jaywalk Studio is a design and fabrication studio offering a unified portfolio of creative services rather than a modular software platform. The core offerings comprise Design Services (research, concept development, digital modeling, visualization, and prototyping) and Fabrication Services (CNC milling, laser cutting, 3D printing, mold making, casting, and installation). These services are delivered through a JobShop program serving individual makers alongside enterprise clients. The studio produces custom physical products including medical displays (Heartmate 3 LVAD display, arthroscopic tool displays), surgical simulators (Alberto 4.0), consumer products (Mag Pucks, Gorilla Baby), and art installations. Notable project categories include public art installations for institutions like Rose Kennedy Greenway and Boston Children's Museum, corporate installations for clients such as Autodesk and Ginkgo Bioworks, and architectural elements for Sasaki Associates. The studio operates from Woburn, MA and serves clients ranging from individual artists to Fortune 500 companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jaywalk Medical: Medical portfolio focused on surgical simulators and convention displays for medical devices

Quantifiable outcome

• Try-Angles sculpture features 436 unique aluminum clamps and 277 unique panels, all algorithmically generated
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Masary StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Created Refraction - a suspended sculpture of 263 semi-opaque refractive pendants for Boston Children's Hospital Chapel. Jaywalk fabricated acrylic pendants, designed hanging hardware, and determined installation techniques.
• Ginkgo BioworkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Ongoing collaborative relationship for multiple installations including Mushroom Canopy (glowing undulating gills tunnel), NC Gallery (HUBweek shipping container display), FACET lobby table, and Between Ages 40-foot transitional seating element between Jurassic and Ice Age themed spaces. Also collaborated with Ginkgo on additional projects.
• Studio TroikacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaborated with Studio Troika on Mushroom Canopy and Between Ages projects for Ginkgo Bioworks, combining Ginkgo's biology focus with Studio Troika's design vision and Jaywalk's fabrication expertise.
• AutodeskcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple ongoing projects including Try-Angles (algorithmically-designed suspended sculpture with 436 unique clamps), Break-Thru (mirrored column installation), IN-Tension (bungee cord separation wall), and participated in DINOS project for Boston Children's Museum sponsored by Autodesk.
• Sasaki AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Bauhaus 100 project - custom screen for Sasaki's incubator space in Watertown, MA. Design realized using generative algorithms with nearly 1,000 individual laser-cut acrylic pieces. Also collaborated on Pipefitters Local 537 project.
• Street Lab (formerly The Uni Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for fabrication and design modifications of The Uni Project plastic benches. Jaywalk has updated design by adjusting perforation frequency and size, making benches stronger, faster to produce, and with better alignment. Benches used in public spaces globally.
• SGAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with SGA on Pipefitters Local 537 memorial wall redesign and art package installation, along with Ember Creative.
• Ember CreativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Ember Creative on Pipefitters Local 537 projects alongside SGA.
• NeoscapeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeoscape captured and edited video documentation of the DINOS project at Boston Children's Museum, producing a short film highlighting STEAM elements.
• Raquel MenesesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Raquel Meneses on Gorilla Baby product packaging design.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SITU Studio: SITU is a Brooklyn-based design and fabrication practice producing custom architectural-scale installations, prototypes, and exhibition work. Their blend of digital modeling and physical fabrication closely mirrors Jaywalk's design-make-install model.
• Local Objects: Local Objects is a small design and fabrication studio creating custom products, furniture, and installations with a digital fabrication toolkit similar to Jaywalk's CNC/laser/3D-print workflow.
• Aranda\Lasch: Aranda\Lasch is an architectural design and fabrication firm producing algorithmic, large-scale installations using digital fabrication — directly comparable to Jaywalk's algorithm-driven installation capabilities.
• Ideum: Ideum is a design and fabrication studio specializing in interactive exhibits, custom installations, and tangible digital experiences for museums, corporations, and cultural institutions — directly comparable to Jaywalk's installation-and-prototype portfolio across public-facing and enterprise contexts.
• Heavy Industries: Heavy Industries is a design-build fabrication studio producing large-scale sculptural and architectural installations using CNC, 3D printing, and digital modeling — a close functional peer to Jaywalk's installation fabrication capabilities.

Emerging players

• Stimson: Stimson is a design and fabrication practice producing small-batch products and one-off installations — overlapping with Jaywalk's bespoke, low-volume product and installation work.
• Matter Design: Matter Design is a research-driven fabrication studio producing experimental installations, furniture, and architectural objects — comparable to Jaywalk's blend of generative design thinking and physical making.

Broad incumbents

• frog design: frog is a large global design and engineering firm offering industrial design, prototyping, and physical product development — overlapping with Jaywalk's industrial design and prototyping services at a far larger scale.
• Yellow Goat Design: Yellow Goat Design is a larger, established experiential design and fabrication firm specializing in sculptural installations for corporate, retail, and public-space clients — a broader incumbent in the same custom-fabrication category as Jaywalk.
• IDEO: IDEO is a global design consultancy offering end-to-end research, prototyping, and fabrication services — a much broader incumbent than Jaywalk, but operates in the same industrial design and physical prototyping category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JaywalkStudio

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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