Starting Small, Thinking Long-Term

Starting a business is hard. Honestly, I almost feel slightly unqualified to even say that, because we at Stellerworks are still so early in the journey ourselves. There are people and companies far ahead of us who have been building for decades. But even in this short amount of time,

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Stellerworks is a design-led studio exploring the intersection of physical products, additive manufacturing, computational systems, and modern manufacturing workflows.

We work across product design, reverse engineering, prototyping, digital fabrication, and systems development — using modern tools to create objects, processes, and ideas that are adaptable, functional, and built with intention.

Originally started through a shared interest in engineering, manufacturing, and emerging technologies, the studio has gradually evolved into something broader: an ongoing exploration into how products, systems, and businesses can be designed, developed, manufactured, and experienced differently.

Rather than separating engineering, design, manufacturing, operations, and storytelling into isolated disciplines, Stellerworks approaches them as connected parts of the same process.

The studio’s work ranges from:

• reverse engineering and manufacturing support
• functional prototypes and production-ready CAD
• branded engineering models and interactive NFC experiences
• experimental desk objects and tactile products
• computational and parametric design exploration
• workflow, systems, and operational development

Many of these projects begin as experiments, prototypes, or internal investigations before becoming finished products or client work.

Alongside commercial work, Stellerworks is also developing its own line of products and physical systems — beginning with tactile desk objects, but expanding into broader explorations of functional consumer products, engineered objects, and digitally-enabled physical experiences.

The studio is particularly interested in how modern manufacturing tools, computational workflows, lean operational thinking, and iterative development can enable smaller teams to create products and systems that previously required far larger organisations and infrastructure.

At its core, Stellerworks combines technical engineering, manufacturing knowledge, operational systems thinking, and long-term curiosity — balancing practical execution with experimentation and continuous learning.

The long-term vision is not simply to operate as a 3D printing service, but to gradually build a broader capability across design, manufacturing, systems thinking, computational workflows, and emerging engineering technologies.

Starting small. Thinking long-term.

Starting Small, Thinking Long-Term

Starting a business is hard. Honestly, I almost feel slightly unqualified to even say that, because we at Stellerworks are still so early in the journey ourselves. There are people and companies far ahead of us who have been building for decades. But even in this short amount of time,

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Founders

Stellerworks was founded by Mataeo Pearce and Joe, longtime friends who first met during secondary school at the age of 15. Their shared interests in technology, systems, engineering, and continuous learning became the foundation for what would eventually evolve into the studio.

Mataeo Pearce

Mataeo Pearce is an engineer and designer with a background spanning additive manufacturing, motorsport engineering, reverse engineering, manufacturing systems, and product development.

His experience includes work across advanced manufacturing environments, large-format 3D printer builds, cast resin electrical infrastructure components, AI-assisted engineering workflows, and New Product Introduction (NPI) engineering within the aerospace sector.

Alongside building Stellerworks, Mataeo works within aerospace manufacturing and industrialisation, supporting the introduction of new products, production systems, and manufacturing processes.

Previous experience also includes work involving AI-driven engineering systems, manufacturing workflow development, and the production of cast resin high-voltage electrical infrastructure components used within energy and rail applications.

This combination of engineering, manufacturing, computational thinking, and hands-on fabrication continues to shape the technical and creative direction of the studio.

Joe

Joe leads the finance, operational, and systems-thinking side of Stellerworks, with a background spanning accounting, manufacturing finance, business operations, and data-driven process development.

His professional experience includes work within accounting practice, global business solutions as a management accountant, manufacturing finance within cast resin electrical infrastructure production, and finance operations within a software agency environment.

Alongside financial management responsibilities, Joe has also contributed to LEAN integration and operational improvement initiatives within manufacturing environments — helping bridge the gap between financial systems, operational efficiency, and production workflows.

Outside of his formal roles, Joe has a strong interest in data engineering, systems design, and software development, independently studying Python and C programming alongside broader computational and analytical disciplines.

He is deeply committed to continuous learning through reading, research, and self-education, and is particularly influenced by ideas surrounding creative destruction, long-term thinking, and the philosophy of “Good Profit” by Charles Koch.

Together, Mataeo and Joe combine engineering, manufacturing, operational systems, finance, and computational thinking — shaping Stellerworks as both a creative and technical studio focused on building adaptable products, systems, and ideas for the future.