BackerKit Invitations Sent!
9 days ago
– Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 05:48:01 PM
Hi everyone,
Great news! The BackerKit Smoke Test we sent out yesterday ran successfully with no issues. 🎉
We’ve just sent the rest of the invitations to all remaining backers. You should receive your personalized invitation email shortly (check your spam/junk folder if it doesn’t show up right away).
How to Access Your Special Invitation Link:
- Visit the BackerKit project page
- Enter the email address you used for your Kickstarter pledge.
- Click “Submit” to retrieve your unique invitation link.
Important note for Apple ID users: If you signed into Kickstarter using your Apple ID (which often hides your real email), we will need to manually update your profile with a working email address. Please contact us via private message (or reply to this update in the comments and we will reach out to you that way), and we’ll take care of it right away.
Once you retrieve your BackerKit survey, you’ll be able to review rewards and update your shipping info, and choose optional add-ons. We will need approx. 85-90% of surveys to be answered in order to give our manufacturing partner a more concrete estimated quantity to produce.
Thank you all again for your incredible support! We will be back in a few days!
Early BackerKit Survey (Smoke Test) 🚀
10 days ago
– Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 05:17:23 PM
Hey Backers,
Even though Kickstarter is still finalizing the pledge fund collection phase, we're kicking off the BackerKit survey early with a smoke test.
Here's the plan: BackerKit Surveys have been sent out to a random 5% of backers from each reward level to receive the survey first. This lets us test the full process smoothly, iron out any kinks, and start gathering color choices right away.
By collecting preferences early, we can line up materials and prepare production runs faster — ultimately helping deliver your rewards on a quicker timeline.
If you’re part of this initial 5%, you should have received the survey email (check your spam/junk folder too).
If all is well for 24 hours, we will send the survey out to everyone else.
We’ll follow up with another update once the full survey is live and share early insights from the smoke test.
Thank you for your patience and continued support — this early step is going to help us move faster.
Thank You for Making HELIX a Success! 🙏
17 days ago
– Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 10:17:18 AM
Thank You, HELIX Backers! 🚀
The HELIX Spinner Kickstarter campaign has officially ended, and we are incredibly grateful for your support.
A massive thank you to every single one of you who believed in this project and helped bring the HELIX to life. Your support, shares, and enthusiasm made this possible. Whether this was your first Kickstarter or you're a longtime Dapper Design backer, we appreciate you.
What Happens Next
Kickstarter now needs approximately 2 weeks to collect and process all pledges. Once that period is complete and funds are released, we’ll immediately move into the next phase.
BackerKit Survey
In the meantime, we’re at work setting up the BackerKit survey. This is where you’ll be able to confirm your shipping address, choose any add-ons or additional reward options, and provide us which color HELIX Spinner(s) you want.
We’ll send out the survey invites as soon as it’s ready — you’ll receive an email from BackerKit with the link. Please keep an eye on your inbox (and spam folder, just in case). We will be posting a backer update when those are sent out as well.
Current Stats
We like to share some insights whenever we can so we wanted to let you see what the numbers look like currently:
Note: As with all campaigns there are always dropped backers, cancellations, etc. and so the final quantities will be different.
We’re incredibly excited to get these into your hands and can’t wait to share production updates and timelines with you in the coming weeks.
Mix and Match Button Grips (ADD-ONS)
We’re excited to let you know that we’re considering adding a Titanium Silver button grip as a new ADD-ON option.
As you know, we currently offer three grip finishes: Copper, Antique Brass Black, and Gold. We feel the Titanium Silver spinner should have a matching silver button grip option to make an even more sleek look — and by offering all four button options as ADD-ONS, you’ll be able to mix and match to create your perfect custom combination.
Tip: If you chose to pledge for all 3 color ways, you can disassemble and mix and match the parts to customize your own unique multi-color spinner. The spinner parts are not glued/permanently connected; they are held together by the threaded buttons.
More details and pricing will be available in the upcoming BackerKit survey.
Unofficial Poll
This is not an OFFICIAL SURVEY POLL for your color selections but we are curious about something: Even if you pledged to have all 3 color options, which one was your top choice if you had to only choose one.
Thank you again for your pledge and support!
Aaron Son
Dapper Design | https://dapperdesign.com
Week 1 Update: Thank You & Packaging Preview! 🚀
about 1 month ago
– Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 11:30:23 AM
Hi everyone,
A huge thank you for making our first week on Kickstarter such a strong success!
Your incredible support for the HELIX Spinner has us truly humbled and energized. This is exactly why we love creating minimalist, high-quality EDC gear — because of passionate folks like you who appreciate thoughtful design.
We had planned to send this first update out Monday morning, but we got a little behind this week. We wanted to show you the packaging idea we have for the spinner (inspired by our previous knife projects).
Packaging Preview
We want the unboxing experience to feel special — clean, protective, and gift-worthy, while staying true to our minimalist aesthetic. Many of you are familiar with this style of packaging (if you've pledged on previous projects) but incase you're new, here are a few shots of the current packaging direction:
Thank you again for believing in this project and joining us on this journey. We couldn’t do it without you.
And finally, just for fun.
Quick Fun Poll – EDC Edition! 🌀
If your pocket could only hold ONE item for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Thank you!
