Hello, HTVRONT & LOKLiK friends 
Over the past year, we’ve seen new machines launch, and our software and services continue to move forward step by step.
Along the way, I started noticing something else taking shape quietly.
Some longer-term directions don’t appear all at once. They grow through real use, repeated questions, and patterns that keep coming up in everyday conversations.
That’s where HTVRONT Direct comes from.
It’s not a space for final plans, but a way to share what’s starting to come together behind the scenes, early enough that there’s still room to talk, react, and think it through together as we head toward 2026.
Here’s a quick look at a few areas where that momentum is already building 
Hardware Capabilities 
One shift I’ve clearly noticed this year is how the conversation around our machines has changed.
It’s no longer just “can this machine handle this project?”
More and more, I’m seeing questions that go a step further.
What else could this tool do if it evolved a little more?
Could HTVRONT machines fit into even more kinds of DIY projects?
From what the team has been sharing internally, there are a few hardware directions moving forward at the same time. Some build on existing machines, while others explore new product categories.
What I’m personally excited about is the idea that, over time, these changes could give everyone more room to play. I can already picture future posts where people share their growing “machine corners” or “machine lineups,” with our tools becoming an even bigger part of their DIY spaces.
IdeaStudio Experience 
IdeaStudio is moving into a more structured and important phase.
Some of this work may already feel familiar. We’ve been reworking how things are presented, how content is found, and how many steps common actions take. The aim is to make frequently used features easier to spot and everyday workflows feel smoother. These changes may not always be obvious, but they directly affect how comfortable the software feels to use day to day.
At the same time, many of the features that have surfaced repeatedly through community conversations, along with several high priority areas for improvement, are actively being addressed.
Another key direction is preparing IdeaStudio to support a more complete creative flow. As creating is increasingly seen as a continuous process, the software also needs to provide a stronger technical foundation for future tools, resources, and integrated support.
From our perspective, this phase isn’t about isolated improvements. It’s about making IdeaStudio better suited for long term use and ongoing creation, in step with how people actually work.
A More Supported Creative Flow 
Creating is never a single moment. It’s a continuous journey.
From preparing materials to finishing and sharing a project, each stage calls for different kinds of support. With that in mind, we have been looking beyond individual features and toward how the entire creative flow can feel better supported as a whole.
From an experience point of view, the focus is on a few key things: making creative experiences feel more connected, with less friction between steps; making preparation and execution easier and more convenient;
and allowing long term creative effort to be recognised and carried forward, through clearer reward mechanisms that unlock more suitable support at different stages, so continued creating leads to value you can actually feel.
To me, this feels like an overall upgrade to the creative experience.
Support no longer appears in isolated moments, but moves with the rhythm of creating, showing up where it matters most.
A More Open Creative Ecosystem 
One thing that genuinely makes me happy to see is how often people are starting projects with the tools and resources we’ve been building in IdeaStudio.
Starting points matter more than we sometimes realise.
Style, quality, and whether something feels inviting to begin with can shape the entire creative mood, and often decide whether an idea actually turns into a finished project.
That’s why the creative ecosystem around IdeaStudio is getting more attention. The focus is gradually shifting beyond individual assets toward a more open space, where different styles, voices, and creative inputs can coexist and circulate, and where the range of usable, combinable creative resources continues to grow, supporting ideas as they move step by step from inspiration into making.
From my perspective, what makes this direction exciting isn’t scale.
It’s the intention behind it: creating an environment where starting feels easier, inspiration feels closer, and resources feel natural to build from when an idea is just beginning to take shape.
Beyond the Screen 
Every now and then, I see posts that go beyond projects. Photos of workspaces, everyday moments, or even meals made for the holidays.
It always makes me wonder what could happen beyond the screen.
What would it feel like if creating wasn’t limited to posts and comments, but included face to face moments too? If tools and techniques could be seen, touched, and tried together?
We have been exploring light, flexible ways this might happen. Small local meetups, hands on sessions, or simply a few people getting together to share projects and experiences.
I’d really love to hear your thoughts here.
If something like this happened near you, which city would you hope to see it in? And what kind of gathering would you enjoy most?
What I Hope to Keep Building in the Community 
Helping people feel comfortable sharing their work, and making it easier to learn how to do more with our products, has always been a big part of what I focus on.
Looking ahead, I’d love to involve more experienced DIY voices as community support roles, and continue building up project based tutorials that people can learn from.
If you have ideas around this, I’m always happy to hear them.
A Personal Note
Looking back at 2025, one thing feels very clear to me.
This year wasn’t only about products. It was about feeling closer.
Through projects, questions, experiments, and everyday conversations, this space has started to feel less like an audience and more like people building things together.
As we head into 2026, I’m really looking forward to what’s next, and who we get to walk that path with.
Before wrapping up, I’ll leave one last question with you: Which part of this made you most curious about what’s coming next?
