The gap was obvious.So we filled it.
Two Melbourne hobbyists. One shared frustration. A studio built to fix it.
“Built from frustration. Run with care.”
Honest truth? We were frustrated customers before we were founders.
Getting a quality print made in Melbourne was expensive, not because the technology is expensive, but because almost every studio was set up to serve large business orders. If you needed a run of hundreds of parts, you were well catered for. But if you wanted to prototype a single idea, print something custom for your home, or get a one-of-a-kind gift made? The pricing made no sense for what you actually needed.
We thought that was worth fixing. Quality 3D printing should be accessible: whether you're an individual with one brilliant idea, a maker testing a prototype, or a business that needs a reliable production partner.
So we started Layer One. Fair pricing, exceptional quality, and the same care for every order, whether it's your first prototype or your fiftieth part.
Quality printing shouldn't require a minimum order, a business account, or a corporate budget.
The person with one idea deserves the same attention as the client ordering a hundred parts.
The first layer has to be right. Or nothing that follows will be.
The People
Abhi Suthar
Co-Founder & Technical Lead
The technical brain of Layer One, and the person who built everything you're currently looking at. Abhi holds a master's in IT and handles everything from full-stack development to keeping the printers running at full tilt. When he's not deep in a codebase or watching a print come to life layer by layer, you'll find him in a World of Warcraft raid, grinding Dota ranked matches, tearing up Forza tracks, or somewhere on a sports field. He's also perpetually on the hunt for his next hobby (which is honestly very on-brand).
Smit Sanghrajka
Co-Founder & Operations Lead
If there's something worth learning, Smit has probably already started. A seasoned 3D modeler with a reputation for precision, Smit is the reason every Layer One print actually looks the way it should: he reviews every design for feasibility before a single layer goes down. Off the clock, he's a jack of all trades in the truest sense. Most recently? Flying actual planes. Yes, really. It probably explains a lot about his attention to detail on the ground.
Have a project in mind?
We're a small team and we like it that way: you deal with us directly, not a support queue.