What feels like a way forward is sometimes only the path back to where we began.

The Detour Box reflects that quiet paradox: progress that isn’t linear, puzzles that turn unexpectedly, and discoveries made by noticing the subtle shifts along the way. What starts with clear intention gently bends—returning you to familiar ground with a different understanding.

Detour isn’t about being lost; it’s about discovery through redirection—where uncertainty becomes part of the design, and arrival is found in reflection as much as motion.

• Design: Peter Freese

• Classification: Trick Opening

• Exterior dimensions: 180×110×105 mm (≈ 7×4¼×4¼ in)

• Interior dimensions: 140 × 70 × 70 mm

• Materials: White Maple, Walnut, thermally treated Cambia Poplar, Poplar

• Weight: 550g (≈ 1.2 lb)

• Production: 50 First Edition boxes, individually numbered and signed

• Release Timeline: Winter 2025

50 First Edition Detour Boxes will be produced, each individually numbered and signed.

Reservations are now closed.

The initial production run has reached its planned capacity of 50 boxes. Each Detour Box is built by hand in limited quantities, and this run is fully subscribed.

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