01 / THE ROTATING EYE
A circle of anticipation.
The light ring evokes the turning motion of The Gears of Fate. The central button gives the ritual a clear, tactile beginning.
02 / DESIGN & BRAND
A familiar ritual.
An unexpected form.
Designed and developed in Hangzhou, with care for the small moments that make a day your own.
THE WOODEN FISH SPIRITTradition,
Tradition,
made tactile.
The form draws inspiration from the wooden fish percussion instrument. Rounded surfaces and a simple press gesture reinterpret a familiar ritual for contemporary everyday life.
Mechanism, light, and paper work together in sequence—the pause, the glow, the paper emerging, and finally taking it in your hand. A small ritual that creates a genuine sense of participation.
02 / QUIET DETAILS
Keeping the form clean.
A concealed USB-C port on the base keeps the form clean, while the paper slot brings a digital moment into the physical world.
AWARD-WINNING DESIGN TEAM
DESIGNERS.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO BRING IT TO LIFE.
An internationally award-winning design team, hands-on from the first idea to the finished product in your hands.
We lead the design, development, production, and ongoing iteration—with equal care for how it looks, how it feels to use, and how it evolves over time.
The Gears of Fate is designed and developed in Hangzhou. The team’s design experience becomes a small everyday object: thoughtful in form, physical in interaction, and open to new ideas.
01Design
02Development
03Production & Iteration
SELECTED TEAM HONORS
iF DESIGN AWARD 2025
GOLD AWARD
Awarded for the team’s design work.
Red Dot
Red Dot Design Award
Design recognition
DIA
Design Intelligence Award
Design recognition
SXSW2023
SXSW Film & TV Festival
XR Experience Special Event — Audience Award
EVEN THE SMALLEST WISH
DESERVES TO SHINE.
NEO-WONDERS began with a simple observation: people are finding new digital ways to give form to their wishes and emotions. We bring a fresh, contemporary language to familiar cultural rituals, adding new emotional layers to everyday life.
We also hope to make NEO-WONDERS a platform for co-creation, inviting users to shape it with us. We value every piece of feedback, allowing a small object to become a meaningful connection between people and their wishes.
Meet the object in everyday life.
Explore the rituals ↗