[04]-STUDIOS™ / [04] MANUAL

DROP SYSTEMS

A world needs more than one way to enter. Our drops make the release part of the experience: a changing price, a considered production run or a shared discovery outside.

01ACTIVE

REVERSE

The earlier you enter, the less you pay. Reverse rewards early participation: each drop starts from a declared price and moves towards a published final price.

Sales, time or both can move the price up, according to the rule shown for that drop. The amount at checkout is the price of your order; later increases do not change what you paid.

[04] / DROP MECHANICS

How it works.

Three systems. The earlier you enter, the lower the starting price may be.

01 / 03FCFS

First come,
first served™

The price advances when purchases are confirmed.

  1. 01

    The release opens at a starting price.

  2. 02

    Each confirmed purchase moves the price up one step.

  3. 03

    When all available units are gone, the drop is sold out.

DEMO / PRICE MOVEMENT CONFIRMED SALES ↑
LIVE PRICE / ILLUSTRATIVE 95,00€
START 95,00€ LIMIT 110,00€
02 / 03TIME

Buy Early.
Pay Less.

The price climbs as the seconds pass.

  1. 01

    The clock starts when the drop opens.

  2. 02

    The price rises with time, cent by cent.

  3. 03

    Buying earlier means paying a lower price.

  4. 04

    Sold out means no more available units.

DEMO / PRICE MOVEMENT TIME ↑
LIVE PRICE / ILLUSTRATIVE 70,00€
START 70,00€ LIMIT 92,00€
03 / 03HYBRID

Time + sales.
Hybrid.

Time and confirmed purchases both move the price.

  1. 01

    The drop starts at its opening price.

  2. 02

    Time pushes the price upward.

  3. 03

    Confirmed sales move it further.

  4. 04

    The two mechanisms run together until the drop ends.

DEMO / PRICE MOVEMENT TIME ↑ + SALES ↑
LIVE PRICE / ILLUSTRATIVE 40,00€
START 40,00€ LIMIT 61,00€
SIMULATION ONLY. Prices, timestamps and sold-out events here are examples.FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED™ / BUY EARLY. PAY LESS.
EXPLORE THE CURRENT DROP →
02SELECTIVE

RESERVE

Reserve is [04] ZERO: demand-led limited production. It opens only after a real physical sample is approved, with fit, materials and construction already defined.

It is not an open-ended pre-order for an untested idea. You secure an allocated piece during a short access window; the production run follows, with its estimated dispatch window shown before payment.

Confirmed reservations help set quantities and sizes within the drop's production cap. We produce the allocated units and a small quality-control buffer, rather than guessing a large run. Access closes at the published deadline or when the cap is reached.

Before you pay, you see the full price, the amount due today, the remaining balance and the estimated dispatch window. Your size is allocated once the initial payment is confirmed. The balance is requested before dispatch, when production is complete or shipping is highly certain.

Reserved units ship first. A public release offers only the verified physical remainder; further availability is not guaranteed.

SEE THE CURRENT PIECE →
03COMMUNITY

HIDDEN

Hidden drops turn access into a shared discovery. A clue, a place or a community action can open part of the [04] world.

We use them to bring people together beyond the feed: going outside, exploring nature and sharing the places that inspire our objects. Access is part of the story; a closer bond between [04] and its community is the reason.

Each Hidden drop announces its own entry instructions. Places, availability and access conditions belong to that specific drop.

MEET THE [04] WORLD →
[04]-STUDIOS™ THE SYSTEM IS PART OF THE OBJECT.

[04] / DROP PROTOCOL

Drop Policy

Some [04] releases don't behave like ordinary retail. Availability, price and production can move with demand. The rule stays simple: earlier access can mean a better position.

01

LIVE PRICE

On selected drops the price starts lower and moves toward the final retail price as the drop progresses. The price shown before checkout is live, not a permanent offer.

02

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED

When a release uses FCFS, priority is determined by the order in which valid checkout slots are assigned. Viewing a product or adding it to cart does not reserve a price or a unit.

03

03:00 PRICE LOCK

Once an eligible checkout slot is assigned, its price can be held for up to three minutes. Complete payment within the timer to confirm it. If the lock expires, the slot can return to the drop.

03:00 / MAXIMUM LOCK

04

HIGH DEMAND

For high-demand releases, [04] may use a queue or controlled access layer. The access method will always be shown before the drop. Queueing controls access; the pricing system remains a separate rule.

05

AFTER IMMEDIATE STOCK

A release does not always end when ready-to-ship stock reaches zero. Where stated, ordering continues as a pre-order for the next production run. The product page will identify the item as PRE-ORDER before purchase and show the current estimated production window.

06

PRODUCTION TRACKER

Pre-order batches can be followed from production to dispatch. Updates may include materials, cutting, printing, sewing, quality control, packing and shipping, together with factory images or video when available.

  1. ORDERED
  2. MATERIALS
  3. CUTTING
  4. PRODUCTION
  5. QC
  6. SHIPPING
07

ESTIMATED DATES

Production and delivery windows for pre-orders are estimates, not exact dispatch guarantees. If a batch materially changes, its tracker will be updated.