We’re a small, handcrafted-in-America company that creates smart jewelry using circuit boards. The name is a combination of what we do (break circuits) and founder Amanda’s history (as a lab chemist). Our mission is to design science-inspired products that adorn, educate, and empower. Circuit Breaker Labs is a company that is dedicated to handcrafting high quality work, offering exceptional customer service, and inspiring curiosity.
It started over ten years ago in a tiny apartment room while trying to get through college. I always had a knack for making things, especially jewelry, and was up to the task when my brother challenged me to make something from an old circuit board he had found. I’ve long since graduated, and transformed that initial project into a career making circuit board jewelry.
Our work takes circuit boards out of their normal context in computers and televisions, and puts them under a lens of jewelry and other wearable products. Circuit boards are beautiful! We hope to share that beauty with you in a way that also allows you to share it through personal adornment.
A lot of our time is spent looking for circuit boards in fun colors. We’ve collected boards in a rainbow of colors, plus a few in between like mint green and golden yellow. However, we’ve never seen a pink circuit board! Or light blue! We’ve often been asked to make pink heart necklaces and we’ve never been able to deliver because they don’t exist.
We want to change that and be able to offer jewelry in just about any color you could want. We’re going to start with pink and light blue, the most commonly requested colors.
This is Carvey, one of our helpful tools for cutting intricate shapes.
Your assistance will help in many ways! We are looking to raise $1,100 to be able to produce pink and light blue jewelry. Your donation will go to a number of things:
Lanyard $17: The band is one inch wide and 35 inches (90cm) long. The end is outfitted with a swivel clip to hold your badge, ID, or keys. Designed by us, printed in Illinois. Green only. (Also comes with thank you card)
Circuit Board Necklace ($29): This is our most popular design! The one inch (25 mm) pendant comes on an 18 inch (46 cm) silver plated snake chain. You’ll be able to choose from one of our regular color options: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, or dark brown.
Circuit Board Tie Bar ($29): Say goodbye to boring “office casual” with a fun circuit board tie bar! The silver tie bar is 1-3/4” (45 mm) long and easily clips onto your tie to keep everything together. You’ll be able to choose from one of our regular color options: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, or dark brown.
New Colors, choose necklace or tie bar ($38): These are mock-ups (we don’t yet have the boards to show the color, so please refer to the swatches as an approximate representation of color). We’re looking to make a watermelon/bubblegum pink color and a robin’s egg blue color.
Super Fun Gift Set ($45): We’ve put together this exclusive package for Kickstarter backers to amp up your geek cred. You’ll receive a magnet set in a cool tin (comes with 4 circuit board magnets in red, yellow, green, and blue), a circuit board lanyard, a GEEKtastic handwritten thank you card and an extra blank one to send to a friend, and two robot stickers.
Pink Heart Necklaces ($58): The long awaited pink heart necklace will finally be available! The silver-plated heart is 1-1/4” (30 mm) tall and comes on an 18” (46 cm) snake chain necklace OR choose the upgraded sterling silver necklace: Upgrade to a smaller, cuter pink heart necklace ($80) made from sterling silver. The heart is 5/8″ inches (18 mm) tall and comes on an 18” (46 cm) sterling silver necklace. (note that the pink heart necklace is a computer-generated image and only a representation of what the pink circuit board will look like)
Set of Three Necklaces ($80): You’ll receive three of our favorite necklaces! They are one inch (25 mm) pendants and each come with an 18 inch (46 cm) silver plated snake chain. You’ll be able to choose three necklaces from our regular color options: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, and dark brown.
Earrings ($70): You’ll receive our most popular earring design in your choice of a fancy new color: pink or robin’s egg blue. The sterling silver earrings are 5/8” (15 mm) in diameter and come equipped with a short fishhook wire or long, swishy kidney earwires.
Jewelry Set ($145): Go big or go home! This set comes with a signature necklace, earrings, and cuff bracelet. Choose from pink or robin’s egg blue.
Artisan Necklace ($195): A silversmithed necklace with gentle curves and three round bubbles is made ever better in pink or robin’s egg blue. The silver necklace is 2-1/4″ inches (5 cm) across and is attached to an 18″ (46 cm) sterling silver chain.
You Choose the Color ($600): You don’t want pink or light blue? Tell us what custom color you want and we’ll make it happen. Then we’ll produce any combination of products you want (up to $250 total retail value) using that circuit board. Lilac? Fuchsia? Navy blue? It’s up to you!
Standard items (anything not pink or robin’s egg blue) will ship in September. Our goal is to have everything delivered before the end of November, so they’ll arrive plenty in time for the holidays (just in case it’s a gift!).
Every item that leaves our hands is beautifully packaged by hand, perfect for gift-giving (or self-gifting!).
Our offerings for this campaign are limited to keep things simple, but we make a whole range of jewelry & accessories! Sales made on any platform will help us reach our goal. If you’d like a fancier necklace, a hostess gift, or something more masculine, you can purchase them here:
Web Store: http://CircuitBreakerLabs.com
Etsy Shop (lots of OOAK items): http://CircuitBreakerLabs.etsy.com