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An “update” we was forced to make

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  Dear NifeliZ Community,  We are writing to transparently address a challenge impacting our business — and potentially yours.   Over the years, your trust and support have been the foundation of our journey. Today, we write to you with transparency about a challenge impacting our industry — and how we ’ re striving to uphold our commitment to you.   The Impact of Rising Tariffs As many of you are aware, recent U.S. tariff increases have created significant impact across global supply chains. These policies, while beyond our control, have directly escalated our production costs — from raw materials to logistics. Like countless businesses, we ’ re now facing difficult decisions to ensure our long-term sustainability.   Our Promise to You While these external pressures may eventually necessitate a price adjustment, please know this is not a decision we take lightly. Our team is actively exploring every avenue to mitigate the impact:   - Optimizing operations ...

BEHIND THE SCENES - Build Elegance in Nature: The Story Behind NifeliZ’s Mineral Collection

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A Designer’s Journey: Where Travel Meets Bricks Joe, has always been a man of two passions: wandering the world and tinkering with tiny treasures. From the jagged peaks of the Rockies to the crystalline caves of Mexico, his travels have fueled a fascination with Earth’s hidden gems. So when the idea of creating a mineral-inspired building brick set arose, it wasn’t just a project—it was destiny. “I wanted to bring the magic of geology to your desk,” Joe says, grinning. “Imagine holding a piece of the planet’s history, but in bricks.” Why Minerals? Blame It on the Flowers (Sort o f) The story begins with a pivot. Initially, the team aimed to create a floral-themed building brick set. But Joe, ever the rebel, had other ideas. “Flowers are lovely, but minerals? They’re like nature’s mood rings—each one tells a wilder story,” he explains. The goal shifted: instead of petals, they’d craft Stibnite’s razor-sharp layers, Pyrite’s glittering cubes, and Amethyst’s mystical glow. “We wanted some...

BEHIND THE SCENES - Tulip Flames: The 2S4 Tyulpan - A Tribute to Cold War Engineering

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The Beast of the Battlefield: Why the 2S4 Tyulpan Matters In the shadowed corridors of Cold War history, the 2S4 Tyulpan stands as a paradox—a weapon of brutal efficiency wrapped in the poetic nickname “Tulip.” Designed in the 1970s as a response to NATO’s fortified bunkers, this self-propelled mortar was engineered to obliterate hardened targets with 240mm shells capable of piercing 12 meters of concrete. Unlike its contemporaries, the Tyulpan didn’t just bombard; it excavated. Nicknamed the “Bunker Buster” by Soviet troops, it became the scalpel in the USSR’s arsenal, carving through obstacles that lesser weapons merely scratched. For military enthusiasts, the Tyulpan represents a watershed moment in artillery design. Its hybrid chassis—a marriage of a GMZ mine-laying vehicle and a turret housing the colossal mortar—allowed it to fire, reposition, and vanish before counter-battery radars could lock on. “It wasn’t just a weapon,” says Yestin Fun, NifeliZ’s lead designer. “It was a che...