What triple eyelid does

Triple Eyelid is a Singapore-based upcycling design studio founded in May 2014 by Jackie Tan, an environmental design graduate from the University of Tasmania. The company transforms discarded industrial materials — primarily pallet wood, fallen local trees, copper piping, and concrete — into handmade furniture, desk accessories, and home goods. Core products include desk organizers, phone stands, amplifiers, planters, coasters, stools, and bespoke furniture (beds, tables, bar stools, retail racks), with a catalog of approximately 12 active items priced between SGD$20 and SGD$680. Manufacturing relies on proprietary upcycling processes including heat treatment for moisture and pest removal, and more recently 3D printing using recycled wood filament.

The business operates four revenue streams: direct-to-consumer e-commerce via Shopify (tripleeyelid.com), bespoke custom furniture design for residential and commercial clients, corporate team-building woodworking workshops (up to 40 participants per session), and retail booth/pop-up booth design and construction. Corporate workshop clients include Shell, Schneider Electric, Exxon Mobil, 3M, Hewlett-Packard, WWF, and SkillsFuture. The retail/exhibition arm has delivered large custom builds (e.g., UP Market 2017 with 20+ tables and 200 chairs) and serves clients such as Rabbit Owl Depot, Kamilinen, Frankskincare, and Curator's Den.

The studio's economics are anchored by a 2015 revenue-sharing partnership with Xcel Industrial Supplies, which provides rent-free workshop space in Joo Koon and a free supply of discarded pallet wood. Operations are split across multiple Singapore locations: Joo Koon (heavy-duty pallet processing), MOX Katong (workshops), Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2A (current main studio), and showcase venues at the National Design Centre and Curator's Den in Great World City. Triple Eyelid is a private, founder-owned business with no external institutional funding, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed revenue. The company has been featured in major regional media including The Straits Times, The Business Times, The New Paper, FEMALE Magazine, Lookbox Living, and the Australian Financial Review.

Name

triple eyelid

Legal name

Triple Eyelid

Website

https://tripleeyelid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Triple Eyelid is a Singapore-based upcycling design studio founded in 2014 that transforms discarded pallet wood and industrial waste into handmade furniture and home goods, serving individual consumers, corporate workshop clients, and bespoke B2B customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Upcycled Furniture and Sustainable Home Goods

NAICS

Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing (337211)

SIC

Wood Household Furniture, (No Upholstered) (2511)

akta.pro primary industry

Office Furniture & Workspace Accessories Retail (CRALABAE)

Keywords

• Upcycled furniture design
• Sustainable home goods
• Bespoke woodworking workshops
• Reclaimed wood products
• Custom furniture manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of handcrafted upcycled furniture and desk accessories through their e-commerce website. Products include pallet stools, timber amplifiers, phone stands, desk trays, planters, and coasters. Pricing ranges from $20-$120 for standard products.
2. Bespoke Furniture: Custom furniture design and manufacturing service. Clients provide reference images which are developed into sketches or renderings, then a prototype is built and refined based on client feedback. Furniture includes beds, sofas, dining tables, desks, cabinets, and event installations.
3. Corporate Workshops: Team-building woodworking workshops for corporate clients. Half-day sessions include introduction, hands-on class, tea break, factory tour, and product touch-up. Pricing available upon request via email. Past clients include major corporations.
4. Retail Booth Design: Design and construction of sustainable retail booths and pop-up booths using pallet pine, local fallen trees, and eco-friendly plywood. Customized to client specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Triple Eyelid is a Singapore-based upcycling design studio that transforms discarded industrial materials — pallet wood, plywood, mahogany from fallen trees, concrete, and copper pipes — into handcrafted furniture, desk accessories, and home goods. The studio operates a Shopify storefront selling standardized desk accessories and small furniture (phone stands, planters, coasters, stools, desk trays), and additionally offers corporate team-building woodworking workshops (up to 40 participants) and bespoke custom furniture design for cafes, retailers, and residential clients.

Product overview

Triple Eyelid is a Singapore-based upcycling design studio founded in 2014, specializing in transforming discarded industrial materials into bespoke furniture and home products. The product portfolio includes 12 active/sold-out products: desk organizers (Architecture Desk Planter, Minimal Desk Tray, Minimalist Stationary Tray), phone accessories (Mobile Timber Amplifier, Phone holders, Phone stand, Tablet Holder), home goods (Raindrop Coaster, Reclaimed Pinewood 3-in-1 Planter, Wooden Planter Boxes), and furniture (Smol Pallet Stool, Solid Wood Pen & Card Holder). Additional furniture lines include Copper High Bar Table, Copper Piping Barstool, Lumberjack Stool, and modular racks. Services include corporate team-building workshops (up to 40 participants), retail booth customization, and bespoke furniture design. All products are handmade in Singapore with sustainability as the core mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Desk Planter (recycled wood filament) 3D printed desk organizer made from recycled wood filament, featuring a planter cavity with drainage hole, removable base tray, Lego-compatible surface, pen holder, and phone holder ledge. Available in dark wood and light wood colors. Targeted at desk-accessory buyers.
• Minimal Desk Tray Minimal reclaimed wood desk organizer with a device slot for phone or tablet, circular indent for keys, and large tray compartment for stationery. Dimensions 300 x 120 x 25mm.

Quantifiable outcome

• Upcycling consumes less energy compared to recycling - transforming pallet wood into furniture instead of breaking it down into smaller pieces like cork board.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Xcel Industrial SuppliescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Revenue-sharing partnership where Xcel supplies discarded pallet wood and provides workshop space at their Joo Koon factory. Xcel provides heat-treated quality pallet wood, workshop space, logistics and transportation. In return, Triple Eyelid shares part of profit with Xcel. This is a core partnership enabling the upcycling business model.
• MOX (Arts and Crafts Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkshop venue partnership at second floor of MOX location where most workshops are conducted. MOX provides the space for hands-on woodworking classes.
• Katong PointminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkshop venue for regular public workshops teaching upcycling and woodworking to families and working adults at Katong Point location.
• Chris Lefteri Materials Design LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduct showcase opportunity at National Design Centre materials design lab, curated by leading industry material expert Chris Lefteri.
• Curator's DenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail showcase partnership at Great World City shop for product display and sales.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• IKEA Singapore: IKEA operates as the dominant broad furniture incumbent in Singapore with growing sustainability initiatives and a circular/product-take-back programme. It is not a direct upcycling competitor but sets the price and convenience baseline Triple Eyelid must justify against.
• Muji Singapore: Muji is an established broad retailer of minimalist furniture and home accessories with strong brand presence in Singapore. While not focused on upcycling, it competes for the same design-conscious consumers shopping for affordable, aesthetic home goods.

Direct peers

• Hock Siong & Co: Hock Siong & Co is a Singapore workshop that builds custom furniture from reclaimed and industrial materials, including pallet wood. It is closely comparable to Triple Eyelid in raw material sourcing, custom-build model, and Singapore-based B2C/B2B customer base.
• Grafunkt: Grafunkt is a Singapore design brand producing furniture and homeware with a strong sustainability and craft narrative. It targets the same design-conscious Singapore customer as Triple Eyelid and sells through its own retail and e-commerce channels.
• Journey East: Journey East is a Singapore homeware and furniture retailer specialising in reclaimed teak and recycled wood. It competes with Triple Eyelid for the same sustainability-oriented, design-conscious Singapore consumer and offers overlapping upcycled furniture products.
• Scene Shang: Scene Shang is a Singapore-based design furniture brand blending Asian heritage aesthetics with sustainable and reclaimed materials. It is a directly comparable Singapore furniture maker selling to design-conscious consumers via e-commerce and showrooms.
• Nook & Cranny: Nook & Cranny is a Singapore-based custom furniture and interior styling studio offering bespoke pieces for residential clients. It overlaps Triple Eyelid in the custom furniture service line and target buyer (homeowners seeking personalised furniture).

Regional players

• The Animal Co. The Animal Co. is a regional (Singapore + SEA) workshop-based maker brand offering hands-on craft and woodworking sessions. It overlaps Triple Eyelid on the workshop-as-product side of the business and competes for similar corporate team-building demand in the region.

Emerging players

• Re:found Object: Re:found Object is a Singapore-based maker of small-batch upcycled homewares and accessories from reclaimed timber. It overlaps Triple Eyelid on the desk-accessory / homeware side of the catalogue and competes for similar sustainable-design consumers.

Others

• MOX (Singapore): MOX is a Singapore arts and crafts centre that hosts workshops and maker studios. It is a venue partner of Triple Eyelid and represents the broader Singapore DIY/maker-workshop ecosystem that competes for workshop-based consumer mindshare and event foot traffic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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