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Big milestone: 100th Market Series A Shipped!

By Steve August November 05, 2018 | stock market gift

This past week, August & Wonder achieved an important milestone: we shipped our 100th Series A! It's been tremendous to see the building response The Market has received. Of course we kept going after number 100, and the Series A is rapidly dwindling with nearly half sold. If you are interested...

Introducing The Market Series Display Case

By Steve August October 24, 2018 | stock market gift

The Market Series A is a work of art that beautifully communicates the state of the financial world in real time. As a work of art, we thought it was appropriate to give people the option to display The Market Series A as art. So I'd like to introduce The Market Series...

The Market Series A: First Customer Reviews!

By Steve August October 15, 2018 | stock market gift

You never truly know how a creation will be received until it's in the hands of customers. So after finally shipping the first batch of Market Series A's, I could only wait for feedback to see if the culmination of 18 months of effort would meet the expectations of our...

FROM OCTOBER 10-15th, AUGUST & WONDER PARTNERS WITH TOUCH OF MODERN!

By Steve August October 09, 2018 | stock market gift

I am excited to announce that August & Wonder is partnering with Touch of Modern, one of the world's leading luxury ecommerce destinations. From October 10-15, The Market Series A will be available exclusively through Touch of Modern. Touch of Modern is the leading ecommerce app for men to discover...

PAYING ATTENTION TO EVERY DETAIL

By Steve August October 03, 2018 | stock market gift

At August & Wonder, our goal is to create magical experiences for our customers. One part of the magic is the out of box experience. It goes without saying that our product case provides a beautiful reveal. But often it's the little details that really help build the anticipation and...

A NEW KIND OF ART OBECT

By Steve August September 26, 2018 | stock market gift

The Market Series A blends art + internet of things + finance to create a magical object that informs without interrupting. The drama of the financial markets summed up in real-time as the Market tilts to reflect day over day percent change of 11 global stock indices and 5 major...

THE MARKET SERIES A IS OFFICIALLY SHIPPING!

By Steve August September 26, 2018 | stock market gift

We are happy to say that the first Market Series A have shipped! After 18 months of design, development and manufacturing. The Market Series A started shipping this week. Amazing to fuse art + IoT + finance to create an enchanted object that moves in real time to the financial...

Scenes from our latest photo shoot

By Steve August September 16, 2018 | stock market gift

This past Friday, we did a photo and video shoot with a production Market Series A. Working with talented Portland area photographer Rich Yodsukar, we filmed The Market Series A against a white infinity background with smooth pans and zooms. It was amazing to see how the rich details of...

Assembly Update - First Two Production Markets Assembled and Tested

By Steve August September 07, 2018 | stock market gift

Exciting times at August & Wonder HQ this week as assembly has begun! Happy to show you The Market Series A001 and A002 assembled, tested and looking amazing! Assembly is fairly deliberate for the first few units as we shake out fit and finish. Definitely expecting things will move faster each...

Assembly Starts This Week!

By Steve August September 02, 2018 | stock market gift

A fun Sunday morning before Labor Day for August & Wonder is test fitting parts and flashing firmware. Assembly getting started this week!

The Story of The Market Series A048: When a bottle of wine wasn't enough

By Steve August August 30, 2018 | stock market gift

Behind every Market, there is a story. This is the story of Series A048. “Without your help, my company would not be the company it is today. From Day 1, you've been there. I hope this gift, in some small way, shows you how much your help - and more...

Production Update 8-29-18

By Steve August August 29, 2018 | stock market gift

As I had mentioned in previous updates we were driving hard to start shipping the first units at the end of August. On the plus side of the ledger the Market production electronics have come in an tested out perfectly, so that's a big hurdle jumped! We appeared to be...