
Catherine Herdlick
Catherine sells and makes the maps.
Our website lets you pick a size for your map, create a composition of anywhere in the world, and define which woods should be used for roads, water, parks, etc.
Our proprietary software processes your design to get it ready for production. We simplify edges, remove small pieces, and add guide marks to ease assembly. We render the design into several laser-friendly CAD files.
We purchase our beautiful all-natural wood veneer selection from a wholesaler in Los Angeles, but the woods themselves originate from around the world. You can learn more about the woods here on our sustainability page.
We escort the wood through our lasercutting machine with the assistance of the CAD files from our software. We also do a lot of materials prep make assembly easier.
The increased precision afforded by the lasercutting machine requires increased precision from our inlay techniques. Some pieces are large and unruly while others are small and wily. Tweezers are our friends. Our team of master craftspeople gets every piece where it belongs, sands the map flat, and finishes it.
It’s important to us that the same care that went into making your custom wood-inlay map be involved in transitioning it from us to you. We pack every order in natural materials that protect the map during their journey, are a joy to receive and unpack, and are easy to dispose of responsibly.
Catherine sells and makes the maps.
Gabe built and maintains the software.