mo man tai
About us
mo man tai is a Dutch design label that stands for colour, playfulness, and an engaging DIY experience. By combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary production techniques, the brand creates a distinctive collection with a strong visual identity. All products are designed with care and produced locally and fairly, with a focus on sustainability and thoughtful use of materials.
The collection features timeless designs that bring both beauty and functionality into everyday spaces. Well-known items include high-quality candles with exceptionally long burning time, matching matches, advent calendars, playful smileys, mirrors, DIY mobiles, and rainbows made from leftover materials from the plexiglass industry, as well as the “Tweet” for handwritten love notes.
mo man tai is distributed worldwide and is particularly present in design stores, concept stores, and museum shops. The label continuously evolves, developing new products with enthusiasm and creativity.
For retailers, mo man tai offers a dedicated B2B platform that makes ordering simple, flexible, and transparent. After a one-time registration (including VAT number for EU businesses), accounts are activated and wholesale orders can be placed. Orders outside the Netherlands are VAT-free with a valid VAT number.
Interested in becoming a reseller? Discover the collection and experience the ease of our B2B platform.
Products & services
mo man tai Paper Flowers
The packaging of this product contains a DIN A0 poster, a sturdy DIN A4 card, a DIN A4 envelope and a manual with which you can make the pop-up card. You also need a paperweight, a ruler, a folding tool, a glue stick, a cutting mat (or similar), a pair of scissors and/or a cutter and a pen.
mo man tai Recycled Share Bees
The ShareBees can be broken out of their frame and shared with family, friends, colleagues, or you can just use them to identify your personal set of keys. In every family of five ShareBees there is one misfit for your family and friends to quabble over. So what’s your choice; share them, or keep them all to yourself? This product is sustainable – every key chain kit is made of leftover material collected by PyraSied Xtreme Acrylic. The key chain sets are laser cut from 3 to 4 mm colourful acrylic sheets; depending on the leftovers our supplier collected – you cannot choose the colour but we guarantee a colorful mix! mo man tai ShareBees are packed (as all our key chains) in an eco friendly packaging. Packaging size: 145 x 90 mm; including one frame of five key chains
mo man tai Recycled Bike Key Chain
When thinking of Holland we think of bicycles – but today cycling is popular everywhere! Riding your bike is healthy and keeps you fit, it’s environmentally friendly and above all is fun! So for all the bike lovers out there, here’s the perfect gift: ‘bike – recycled keychain’. This key chain is laser-cut from different metal leftovers, it’s made from 2 or 3 mm aluminium or stainless steel. You can not choose! You will get what kind of leftovers our supplier recycled. The shape and size of the key chain hanger is practical in use and fits easily with the key(s) on the ring. mo man tai bike key chain is packed (as all our key chains) in a fair and eco friendly packaging. Size: 26 x 45 mm ‘bike – recycled keychain’ comes with a 20 mm key ring.
mo man tai Chubby Types
ABC recycled “Chubby Types” – we love fonts and colours! We designed a type for those key chains that is soft, playful and – we hope – makes everyone happy. Every character works also as an abstract form by itself…. and because we received so many requests; we decided to sell the whole ABC “Chubby Type Alphabet” per letter as long as we have a colourful mix of 6 to 8 mm thick leftover material collected by Pyrasied. They are laser cut in our studio from transparent, mat, semitransparent or opaque acrylic material. The colour depends on the leftover colours our supplier collected – you cannot choose the colours but (as always) we guarantee our shop keepers a colorful mix! Every “Chubby Type” is packed in an eco-friendly packaging that includes one key ring. Packaging size: 105 x 65 mm
mo man tai Recycled Dog Key Chains
Following all the positive reactions to our Cat Keychain category that we exclusively designed for Museum More we decided to also introduce a series of Dog Keychains; and as dogs are so different we selected nine distinct breeds or silhouettes. Contrary to the Cat Keychains there are 3 price categories in relation to the relative size. It is the perfect gift for all dog lovers out there – made from various leftover acrylics; all different colours, collected by Pyrasied. IMPORTANT: As these are made from (available) leftover material, with thickness of 4 to 6 mm you cannot choose the colour(s), but we do our utmost best to provide you with a colourful mix! Each Dog Keychain comes packed in a transparent paper envelop with a 30 mm keyring.
mo man tai Recycled Rainbow Mirror
A mirror 100% made of leftover acrylics. At studio mo man tai we embrace the aesthetic of consciously and selectively applying leftover material. These rainbow mirrors are assembled from strips with scratches, with possible discolorations and the imperfect shape makes them a distinctive and unique item. Bring a little colour into your home … or in somebody’s life. The small, colourful eye catchers are all unique and collated solely for the visual appeal. Their colourful reflections will surprise you… The mirrors are all different – collated and assembled by hand in our studio. Let us surprise you! Sometimes a mirror consists of six… sometimes of up to nine colours in strips of various width – but we guarantee; they will always form a harmonious rainbow. This extra small (XS) version is +/- 6 cm wide and +/- 12 cm high. The shown image is an example only … the rainbows you will receive will be different for sure!
mo man Tai ABC Recycled Key Chain
mo man tai – loves fonts and colours! Recycled ABC key chains designed by Ulrike Jurklies (momantai-design.com) To further optimize the (re-)use of leftover materials collected by PyraSied Xtreme Acrylic; we have chosen to develop a small product next to our limited edition furniture. These key chains made from different acrylic leftovers; mounted on a stainless steel wire, add a playful element to your keychain. And as mo man tai is well known for its colourful expressions the contrasting or coordinated colors add an additional form of personal identification. The used typeface; Myriad, is a humanist sans-serif typeface probably best known for its usage by Apple. These are laser cut from 2 to 4 mm transparent colours. The colour combinations are collated by mo man tai; depending on the leftover colours our supplier collected – you cannot choose the colours but we guarantee a colorful mix! mo man tai ABC key chain is packed (as all our key chains) in a fair and eco friendly packaging. Packaging size: 145 x 90 mm Letter size A: ca. 45 x 50 mm ‘ABC – recycled keychain’ comes with a 15 cm stainless steel wire – closed it forms a loop of ca. 5 cm diameter. That means it can also be used as a generic pendant.
mo man tai Recycled LOOP Key Chains
As we all use some kind of keychain but do not necesarily want too much bulk we have introduced a more compact ánd luxurious category starting with a sturdy ‘spring ring’. The product can be used to identify your set of keys but also to simply spruce up your handbag or shopper. Each “Loop Keychain” comes with a set of 3 coloured acrylic loops, all laser-cut from collected plastic leftovers. Attach one or more loops to the luxurious key ring and carry your unique, environmentally conscious accessory with you every day. IMPORTANT: As these are made from (available) leftover material, with thickness of 3 to 5 mm you cannot choose the colour(s), but we guarantee a colourful mix! Each Loop Keychain comes packed in a transparent paper envelop with a 30 mm keyring.
mo man tai DIY Rainbow Kit
mo man tai designed this colorful rainbow to cheer up someone. With this little DIY kit you can build your own rainbow. Send some color and happiness to your friends, family or colleagues and let them know that you think of them! When ordering you can add a personal message. Just fill in the order note during checkout. We will send it directly to the person/address of your choice including your message. This product is made of leftover material collected by PyraSied Xtreme Acrylic. In case we run out of material or a specific colour we will replace it with 100% recycled GREENCAST acrylic material. mo man tai DIY Rainbow kit is packed in an eco friendly packaging. Packaging size: 145 x 90 mm; including 8 pieces of acrylic to build your Rainbow. Rainbow size: ca. 10 x 12 cm
mo man tai Recycled Smiley Key Chains
You can never have enough Smileys… and those are definitely gonna make you smile! The Smileys are all different colours. They are made of acrylic leftover material collected by PyraSied Xtreme Acrylic. By ordering you can’t choose the colors but we guarantee a colourfull mix; we ensure no two colors are the same. mo man tai Smileys are packed in an eco friendly packaging. Packaging size: 140 x 95 mm; including 10 different coloured Smileys. Smiley size: diameter ca. 3 cm
mo man tai Advent Calendar
With our mo man tai “Matchbook Advent Calendar” you can count the days of Advent in the run-up to Christmas. The mo man tai match book advent calendar contains matches numbered 1 through 24 so you can light one or more candles each day in December for the countdown to Christmas. The weeks leading up to Christmas are often packed with appointments, tasks and projects. There is often no time for reflection at all. With our advent calendar we invite you to ‘lighten’ the advent season with fixed rituals. How nice it is, for example, to light a candle during dinner, to have a pre-Christmas story read by candlelight, or to enjoy the peace and quiet in the evening with a cup of tea and x-mas cookies. We designed three matchbooks fitting the colors of our Dip Dye candles. You can combine an advent calendar and candle(s) to make a perfect pre-Christmas gift. It’s size of L 150 x W 60 mm and a thickness of 5 mm (folded/closed) allows economical mailing. It is easy to send some color and happiness to your friends, family or colleagues and let them know that you’re thinking about them!
mo man tai Dip Dye Candles
For years we are known for our high quality candles… stable and with a luxuriously long burning time. Each candle is wrapped in wax-paper. 100% paraffin wax candle produced in the Netherlands Size: L: 350 mm, Ø 22 mm burning time: +15 hours