Tipo - Lorenzo Franciosi

The keyboard, T-0, is the core: it holds the battery and the Bluetooth link and powers every module snapped to its sides. Eight modules join it through magnets and pogo-pin connectors: numpad, trackpad, knobs, macro keys, microphone, webcam and two speakers.

The keys are ortholinear and low-profile, with a concave centre that guides the finger, a nod to Dieter Rams’s Braun TG60. The layout stays in greyscale, with a bright green marking only what moves or responds.

Client: IUAV
Discipline: Product Design
Year: © 2023

(01)(Gallery)(06)

(Challenge)

Desks fill up with separate devices, each with its own cable, while all-in-one products can’t be rearranged or repaired, so one broken part means buying the whole thing again.

(Objective)

Design a system that clears the desk and adapts to the task at hand: the user picks the modules they need, places them on any side of the keyboard, and takes just the keyboard along when they change desk.

(Results)

The full set of nine modules with technical drawings and a cost analysis, plus 1:1 prototypes in 3D-printed resin with laser-cut polypropylene, used for typing tests on the ortholinear layout.

Products, renders and visual systems - each one taken from brief to final files.

See all (06)

Still have a question?

Write me a line - I usually reply within two working days.

Contact Now

Product design and development, 3D modelling for production, photoreal renders and animations, and art direction for catalogues and digital platforms.
You work directly with the person designing and modelling your product: fewer hand-offs, faster decisions and one point of responsibility from concept to final files.
A render pack usually takes one to two weeks; product development depends on complexity. You get a clear timeline before we start.
CAD files in STEP or IGES, so they open in any software, plus high-resolution renders and anything else agreed in the brief.
Yes. Most collaborations start with one project - a retainer only makes sense once we know we work well together.