Chemistry Design Werks

Chemistry Design Werks

Also known as: Holeyboard, Holeyboard Pedalboards, Chemistry Design Werks LLC

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Chemistry Design Werks is a Minneapolis-based pedalboard company founded by industrial designer Chris Trifilio. Before launching the brand in the mid-2000s, Trifilio spent nearly two decades designing products in fields ranging from snow sleds to medical devices. The idea for the company's flagship Holeyboard came out of frustration with hook-and-loop fasteners failing in hot practice spaces — ...

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Chemistry Design Werks is a Minneapolis-based pedalboard company founded by industrial designer Chris Trifilio. Before launching the brand in the mid-2000s, Trifilio spent nearly two decades designing products in fields ranging from snow sleds to medical devices. The idea for the company's flagship Holeyboard came out of frustration with hook-and-loop fasteners failing in hot practice spaces — the solution was a perforated board that lets players attach pedals with zip ties, DualLock, magnets, or quick-release plates through a patented hole pattern.

The Holeyboard line has expanded over the years into several variants, including the Holeyboard Standard, Wide, Big Kahuna, Dragonfly, ZigZag, AmpTop, and the modular ABC system built around interchangeable Module A, Module B, and Module C pieces. More recent iterations such as the Holeyboard NEXT Series use Stonewood — a paper-and-resin composite produced in Wisconsin — along with movable angled top decks, integrated handles, and screw-in rubber feet. Boards are fabricated in the Twin Cities using U.S.-sourced parts.

The brand is best known within pedal hobbyist and DIY-minded guitar communities for its modular, two-tier ergonomic design and its rejection of Velcro as a pedal-fastening standard. Products have been covered by outlets including Premier Guitar, Guitar World, Vintage Guitar, and Reverb.

Chemistry Design Werks has 5 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Pedalboards.

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