About MC Studio
Software for the workshop, started from inside one.
MC Studio started inside Normunds' own furniture workshop.
As the business became more digital, the challenge was not finding capable software. It was learning it, configuring it and fitting it into real workshop work while the jobs kept moving.
So we started building the software we wanted to use ourselves.
From building by hand to a digital workshop
The workshop came before the software.
Normunds grew up in Latvia around hands-on building, making practical structures with his family while developing an early interest in 3D design.
After moving to the Netherlands, small handyman jobs gradually grew into custom furniture work. In 2024 he started Skyline Kasten in a 16 m² workshop.
The workshop grew to roughly 75 m², with spray finishing, a 3-axis CNC and another pair of hands helping part time.
As the workshop became more capable, the question became more digital too: how do you bring professional software into the work without making the software another trade to learn?
My journey
Building by hand
Latvia · building with family
Learning 3D design
Early interest in digital design
Moving to the Netherlands
Handyman work grows into custom furniture
2024 · First workshop
Skyline Kasten · 16 m²
Growing the workshop
~75 m² · another pair of hands
3-axis CNC
Moving further into digital manufacturing
Digital transformation
Digital manufacturing changed the question
The capability was there. Accessing it was the hard part.
Normunds had worked with general 3D and CAD tools long before buying a CNC.
Shapr3D became an important benchmark for how direct and modern professional software could feel.
As Skyline moved further into digital manufacturing, specialist cabinet software introduced much deeper manufacturing logic. That capability was valuable, but bringing it into an already-running workshop also meant learning terminology, configuration and a very different way of working.
Mozaik eventually helped Skyline produce its first CNC-cut panel. Getting there took months of learning, setup and implementation alongside the furniture work itself.
The takeaway was not that professional software lacked capability. Quite the opposite. The question became how to make that depth easier to understand and bring into the work.
Tools along the journey
General 3D → Specialist cabinet software → First CNC-cut panel
- SketchUp
- Shapr3D
- PolyBoard
- TrunCAD
- Fusion 360
- IronCAD
- Mozaik
What if professional furniture software could keep the depth while making the way it works easier to understand?
That question became part of the foundation for MC Studio.
One workshop gave us the starting point
Other furniture makers keep us honest.
Normunds knows his own workshop deeply. But different makers use different materials, machines, teams and workflows.
That is why we test MC Studio against real work outside our own workshop instead of assuming one way of working fits everyone.
Founder experience gives us somewhere to start. Other workshops show us what still needs to work better.
Help Shape MC Studio
Help shape MC Studio around the way you actually work.
Show us real workflows, test the parts that matter to you, and help us understand whether the capabilities your work depends on are covered.
Founding Collaborator benefits
Accepted early collaborators receive benefits on the MC Studio plans they choose, alongside closer access to the team and relevant product development.
Closer contact with the team
Share what is missing, what is confusing and what already works well.
A better fit to real work
Your workflow helps us improve MC Studio around real workshop needs, materials, machines and ways of working.
Early progress + product updates
Follow how MC Studio develops as V1 grows.
Limited spots
The Founding Collaborator programme is intentionally limited.
Honest expectations
No testimonial, promotion or referral required. Participation helps us learn, but it does not guarantee that every requested feature will be built.
See MC Studio
Want to see what we are building?
Explore MC Studio with us, or join the V1 waitlist for access as it opens.