Designer Robbie Tilton's keyboard replaces the impersonal metal of a keyboard with lush imitation moss and wooden keys. Though it's a good example of fake nature, Tilton's keyboard is about more than just plastic replacements for the real thing. According to Tilton, “Tech products are often built in a clean, glass, pristine style. They’re not touchable. Tactilely, they are not that interesting.” The keyboard reintroduces some of the tactility of old nature into our unresponsive, button-filled environment.


Thanks to Daniel R. Witte for the heads-up.

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  • This kind of anecdotal stuff is soo 2007.. https://nextnature.net/2010/12/a-more-natural-typing-experience/ or 2010... https://nextnature.net/2007/03/wooden-computing-so-natural/ or perhaps just timeless? Nature never goes out of style.

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