Futurola is an Amsterdam-born rolling-paper and pre-roll-equipment company founded in February 1996 by siblings Evert and Yvonne Brandenburg. Its catalog serves both individual consumers and licensed manufacturers, ranging from papers and cone rollers to industrial shredders, Knockbox filling systems and finishing equipment. The U.S. business trades as Futurola USA.
Origins and ownership
The Brandenburg siblings ran several Amsterdam coffee shops and cafes through the 1980s and 1990s. The most successful, Future Coffee Shop, opened near Amsterdam Central Station in 1984 and gave the brand both its name and its starting point; importing smoking products for the shop led the pair to make their own. Futurola launched there in February 1996.
Products
Futurola's original identity came from rolling papers, filter tips, pre-rolled cones and hand-rolling machines. Papers run in King, King Slim, King with Tips and Medium 1 1/4 formats. Cones come in Classic White and Dutch Brown across size codes including 84/26, 98/26, 98/30, 109/26, 109/21, 60/26, 120/30 and 140/26, built to pair with the Knockbox series. The range also covers blunt wraps and cones, cone rollers and rolling trays.
Related rolling-paper and cone profiles include OCB, RAW, Elements and VIBES.
Shredders
Pre-production equipment includes Mini, OG, Mega and Mega Plus shredders, with Pro variants, mix bags, screen barrels, whips and service tools.
Knockbox systems
The Knockbox family fills groups of pre-rolled cones using a vibrating base, filling device, mix tray and controller. Current lines include the original 50 and 100 models plus Pro 100, 300 and 500 systems. The Knockbox 100 launched in April 2016 after six years of development testing. Futurola's published comparison puts hand-filling at roughly 100 rolls in four to six hours against up to 10,000 on a Knockbox in the same time.
Dutch Crown and finishing
The Dutch Crown device and related accessories shape or finish the open end after filling. Cone loaders, unload stations, trays and different filling kits support specific cone geometries.
Culture and collaborations
Futurola built a Mike Tyson signature line with Tyson 2.0 in December 2019, covering terpene-infused blunt cones, wraps, cone rollers and rolling papers with filter tips. A Snoop Dogg Gin & Juice collection followed in February 2025 with blunt cones, wraps and signature papers with tips.
Where it operates
Futurola ships U.S. orders free over $99, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Wholesale accounts require a valid business license or resale permit, and European wholesale orders ship direct from Europe.
The Knockbox is a system rather than a complete line in one box. A base and controller pair with a filling kit matched to a cone geometry; cone loaders, mix trays, unload stations and the Dutch Crown device address separate steps. Standard, Slender, Fatboy and Party cones use different dimensions, so a producer should confirm the filling device, loader and cone code before ordering components.
Rolling papers, tips, blunt wraps, cones and trays can be bought as consumer accessories, while shredders and Knockbox equipment require a more detailed production fit. Large machinery and cone pallets may carry added freight charges after checkout. U.S. and European wholesale routes are separated, and business buyers should use the regional contact and current product specifications rather than assuming every retail accessory is built for commercial throughput.
Production
Futurola publishes output comparisons for its machines, including a timeline claim of up to 10,000 rolls in four to six hours and product-family claims measured by cones per cycle. Actual throughput depends on model, material preparation, cone size, staffing and finishing. The model capacity tells how many cones a filling device holds; it is not by itself a guaranteed hourly yield.