Hako Niwa Series — Small-World Build & Paint Kits
A KWHD / SCAFFOLDS PROJECT
small-world build & paint kits.
Welcome to the Hako Niwa Series — small-world kits you build and paint. Matte-white 3D-printed parts, a layered birch base, and a set of illustrated story cards. Yours to assemble, paint, arrange, and keep.
Hako niwa — 箱庭, "box garden" — is a Japanese tradition of building miniature landscapes for contemplation. Our take is for the maker: small worlds you compose, restage, and carry home.
▶▶ THE IDEA
Some of the best art lessons aren't about adding more. They're about arranging what's already there. Each kit ships with hand-packed, 3D-printed parts and a set of illustrated story cards. The parts are simple. The cards are open. Together they ask the same question every artist eventually has to answer: where does this scene begin?
▶▶ WHAT YOU GET
- Matte-white 3D-printed figures and trees, ready to be painted
- A layered birch wood base, two tiers
- Four illustrated story cards on uncoated stock
- Quick-start build & paint guide
You'll need acrylic paint markers and white glue. Bring your own, or buy a marker set from us — coming soon to the shop.
Note: The photos on each product page show a finished example. Your kit ships in matte white — the painting is yours to do, and there will be some mess.
▶▶ THE KITS
KIT 01 · 森と蜂蜜
Forest with Honey
small worlds, soft mornings
A jar of honey at the edge of a small forest. Whose jar? Who left it? The kit doesn't say.
KIT 02 · 森と猫
Forest with Cats
two figures, one quiet question
Two cats and three trees. Are they meeting for the first time, or the hundredth? Every maker's answer becomes a different scene.
▶▶ FOR ART CLASSES & STUDIOS
A 45–60 minute build session for makers age 7+. The kit shifts a project from still life to scene — makers compose a moment, not a tableau. Teaches figure placement, eye-line, negative space, and the basics of visual narrative.
For school or studio bulk orders, please email hello@scaffolds.co.
▶▶ ABOUT
Designed and 3D-printed in-house, then packed by hand. Small natural variations between kits — that's how it should be.
Hako Niwa Series — small-world build & paint kits.