Craftpine

Craftpine

A research and development studio in Toronto. Every program is published in full, including the ones we close.

Since April 2026

Corner went from first commit to close in 76 days. The 520 Barton study and the Terrasope bench both came out of that work.

Apr 30Corner's firstcommitMay 15Craftpine Inc.incorporatedJun 1019 attacks on themoney loop, all heldJul 9First live charge,$1.99Jul 14Corner closed,day 76Jul 15520 Barton studypublishedAug 12Terrasope spike,31 of 31 checksSep 10Terrasope benchwork stops76 daysApr 30Corner's first commitMay 15Craftpine Inc. incorporatedJun 1019 attacks on Corner, all heldJul 9First live charge, $1.99Jul 14Corner closed, day 76Jul 15520 Barton study publishedAug 12Terrasope spike, 31 of 31 checksSep 10Terrasope bench work stops
Dates from the close-out ledger and the program reports.

Three programs

Corner and the 520 Barton study are closed and published. Terrasope is paused at the bench stage.

The Corner bench kiosk, a small touchscreen on a wooden bench, showing a tap-to-order drink menu

Closed · July 2026

Corner

Payments and inventory for Toronto corner stores. It took a live charge, then closed on the numbers.

How it worked and why it closed
Aerial view of the corner of Barton Street East and Dewitt Road: the two-storey building, its lot, and cars queued at the signal

Study · July 2026

520 Barton

Could an unattended store with no staff pay for itself on one Hamilton corner? Four ideas were tested and none passed.

The study, trimmed to one page
BoreSampleReadDecideRecordbuilt

Paused · September 2026

Terrasope

Mineral sensing for ground with no GPS, no satellite link and no people. Only the record layer is built so far.

Where it stands