Makers spend their days sourcing,
not making.
- One supplier, one call and one invoice for every material.
- Small buyers pay the most, and stock is a guess until someone calls back.
- Minimums built for factories, and weeks of lead time.
One order for every material.
Say what you need, and Hyle finds it everywhere at once, pools it with other makers' orders into volume prices and routes the nearest stock to your studio door.
- 01AskA message, a photo or a sketch.
- 02SourceMills, surplus and reclaimed stock, at once.
- 03PoolMerged with other makers' orders.
- 04DeliverApprove in one tap; it's at your door.
15 kg of silicon bronze, Bay Area, in two weeks.
Hyle splits the order across 10 kg of foundry surplus in Los Angeles and 5 kg of a maker's overstock in Oakland: $10.67/kg, delivered in 3 days, against $14/kg and two weeks direct from a supplier.
Illustrative order, from the Hyle routing model.
Your offcuts, sold to makers nearby.
- List what's on your shelf: offcuts, overstock, leftover stock.
- Hyle matches it to makers' orders in your region, week by week.
- When it's pooled into an order, it leaves your shelf and sells.
The maker today, and with Hyle.
Dozens of suppliers, factory minimums and weeks of waiting, against one order for every material, in any quantity, from the nearest stock.
Frequently asked questions.
What does it cost to join?
Nothing. The early-access list is free. Once Hyle is open, you see the full price of every order, delivery included, before you approve it.
Can I order small quantities?
Yes. That's what the pool is for: your order is merged with other makers' by material, region and week, so a one-off commission gets volume pricing.
Who pays for delivery?
Every quote is delivered to your studio door, with freight included in the price you approve.
What happens to surplus I list?
Hyle offers it to makers nearby who need that material. When it's matched to an order, it leaves your shelf.
Where is Hyle available?
We're opening city by city, starting where makers are already waiting. Tell us your city when you sign up and we'll write when Hyle reaches you.
What happens after I sign up?
You'll get a confirmation by email. When sourcing opens in your city, we'll write to you, and you can place your first order.
Be one of Hyle's first makers.
We're opening sourcing city by city, starting where makers are already waiting. Free to join, about two minutes, for buyers and sellers alike.