Manual

Name: Manual
Address: 4432 N Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60625, US
Telephone: +13128700799

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Manual designs products for slow living. Founded by designer Craighton Berman.

10/11/2026

Experiments with the Hario Switch and the Moccamaster. This Semi-Manual hack doesn’t need the bracket (it also doesn’t have clearance for it) but if I were to commercialize this, I’d want to develop a little cover for the holes on the machine. If you have any ideas for a function that this cover could provide—brainstorm in the comments.

10/05/2026

The Semi Manual System for the Moccamaster has started shipping. Here’s what to expect:
• June orders: shipping this week (week of 10/5)
• July orders: shipping late this week into next week
• August orders: week of 10/12
• Sept orders: late in week of 10/12
• October orders: week of 10/19

10/03/2026

Week 2 in the new studio

09/22/2026

A lot of new folks rolled in here when I was giving away a bunch of free stuff, so I wanted to reintroduce myself. If you’re new here, let me know if you got anything good from the giveaway last weekend, shout it out in the comments. If you’ve been here a while, shout out your favorite Manual product!

09/17/2026

FREE MANUAL STUFF SATURDAY SEPT 19 2-5 PM
In the alley behind 4432 N Kedzie in Albany Park, it will be in the dumpster or Goodwill after that. Please come lighten my load, too much stuff stresses me out!

09/15/2026

Fresh off the truck: the carafes for the Semi-Manual System. Shipping starts next week!

09/07/2026

Checking in on the Stool N°1 shorties at Side Practice Coffee — the best lil “garden apartment” coffee shop in Chicago.

09/06/2026

A batch of bar height Stool N°1 headed to Drip Collective™ — thanks to Fulton Market’s finest for the continued support. 🙏

09/05/2026

Checking back in on the Collective Benches I made for Drip Collective™ about a year ago. Seeing how your products age is both an exciting and humbling experience as a designer. The patina that comes from time and use is a beautiful thing—but it also reveals the details you may not have resolved perfectly. The design is no longer an “ideal” vision in your head or “fresh” from the studio, but now it’s a part of real life. Objects are only “perfect” once, but hopefully they’re “imperfect” forever.

08/30/2026

Semi-Manual System pre-order updates:
1️⃣ All “Dripper Stack” pre-orders have shipped.
2️⃣ The final piece—the glass carafe—has landed in LA and will be en route to Chicago this week. I should have it in my studio within a few weeks, and will be shipping immediately in the order that purchases were made.
3️⃣ Pre-order pricing will be increasing in the next week or so—order soon if you want to lock in that nice price.
🆗 Thanks for your patience and thanks for supporting a very small business. I can’t wait to get these in your homes and get you brewing that sweet, sweet coffee.

Address

4432 N Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, IL
60625

Telephone

+13128700799

Website

http://www.manual.is/

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