Inspired by a chance encounter with an Indian runner duck of audacious speed and charm, each character is hand-carved by artisans in Indonesia.
Here, exquisite figures have been sculpted from bamboo for generations - and runner ducks roam free.
Bamboo root is amazing.
It's the first material we ever used and still our favourite.
Overlooked and undervalued, the gnarly root of the world's fastest-growing plant is often discarded and left to rot.
We give all our characters a DCUK name tag.
As our characters are all individually made, natural colours may vary from photos.