“For as long as I can remember, pixel art has always had special meaning to me. While working with pixels, the simplest form of digital art, I feel I am solving a puzzle. The constraints of a limited colour palette and the challenge of coming up with the perfect grid and alignment to achieve my artistic goals brings me immense enjoyment. I also feel a sense of nostalgia from my upbringing around early video game graphics.” – Retoid of BKM Caps
Combining the love of pixel art with their love of the mechanical keyboard hobby, Retoid utilized their favourite pixel art palette EDG32 (32-bit) which was used as a starting point for the original 32-Bit Build deskmat design. The Navy colourway is inspired by black and gold PCBs, Clay by the popular Olivia colourway, and Aged Olive by classic military-style electronics and avionics. Each colourway is accompanied by an accent colour reminescent of their favourite switch: the Holy Panda.
AL Gestalt by Timothy of Akuko Labs is a tribute to the beauty, simplicity, and versatility of the Bauhaus Artistic Movement. Drawing directly from the Bauhaus design language, each legend has been with primary shapes—circles, squares, and triangles—and utilises the Bauhaus colour palette of blue, yellow, and red. This design choice not only pays homage to the Bauhaus movement but also creates keycaps that serve as functional art pieces, with the shapes and colours subtly hinting at the underlying legends they represent.
The deskmats take the legends and creates a geometric pattern. They come in two designs: Monoline and Multicolour. 4mm think with a rough texture. 900 x 395mm and 854 x 400mm respectfully.
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Vendors
NA: You are here!
US: LoobedSwitches
EU: Keygem
UK: Protozoa Studio
OCE: DailyClack
TH: NTCH Keys
CN: zFrontier
KR: KLC Playground
Pre-Order Information
This is a pre-order for AL Gestalt. The estimated shipping date for this product is Early Q3 2024. As this is an estimate, elements outside of our control may increase or decrease the estimation. By joining this pre-order, you acknowledge this timeframe may change. This item can be ordered with other in-stock product, and all goods will ship together once the board arrives. It cannot be combined with ongoing group buy product. Any orders containing pre-order and group buy items will result in the order being cancelled and refunded subject to cancellation fees.
Following our trend of loving all things purple, we’ve brought in the luxurious and svelte American Haptics Minimats for you to enjoy! Boasting a compact size featuring four small compartments and one medium work space, building a keyboard has never been more tidy. And with the bright lavender colour it will be nigh-impossible to lose any parts!
American Haptics Minimats are constructed with a super soft, heat-resistant silicone rubber, allowing for worry-free soldering. They are also hand-made in Richmond, Virginia with a high level of quality control and a drive to perfect their product.
Do not cut on the Minimat, otherwise you risk damaging the surface irreversibly.
Following our trend of loving all things purple, we’ve brought in the luxurious and svelte American Haptics Workmats for you to enjoy! Amassing an impressive 62.5cm (24.5in) x 40.5cm (16in) surface area with five small compartments and one large work space, building a keyboard has never been more tidy. And with the bright lavender colour it will be nigh-impossible to lose any parts!
American Haptics Workmats are constructed with a super soft, heat-resistant silicone rubber, allowing for worry-free soldering. They are also hand-made in Richmond, Virginia with a high level of quality control and a drive to perfect their product.
Do not cut on the Workmat, otherwise you risk damaging the surface irreversibly.
Asanoha’s design was created by the talented Zetina, and features a custom textured top made from SwitchKeys’ proprietary “control” surface – designed with input from Valorant Immortals to get the perfect amount of mouse friction.
The Asanoha deskmat is available in five great styles – check them out!
Aesthetic as they look on boards, the C³Equalz x TKC Fruit Switch series can now be enjoyed as a vibrant, high-quality deskmat! In stock are the Tangerine, Kiwi, and Banana Split switch deskmats! TKC’s new deskmat standard boasts a higher thread count, resulting in colours that really pop and a super smooth surface for your mouse. They also ship in special matching storage tubes with a matching sticker!
Our wonderful friend and sponsored creator Alexotos has utilized his well-recognized style of seamless overlap and underlay of colours to create a kind of “calamity” texture-wise.
DCS Blue Moon is made in the image of the lunar phenomenon, reflecting in a body of water. The cream white legends represent a full moon tinged by the teal tint of the modifier legends, all reflecting into the caps’ deep blue.
Value was a major consideration when this set was designed, striking a delicate balance of quality construction and flexible kitting; between the comprehensive base kit and optional extensions, DCS Blue Moon provides compatibility for virtually every layout. For those who wish to further personalize their board, the “Full Moon” alphas provide a nice contrast to the stock modifiers, and the packed Novelties kit contributes to the overall theme with amazing artwork created by Stellaidascope. Finally, this project features several metal artisan keycaps: a 1u cap from HIBI, as well as 1u and 2.25u caps that glow in the dark, courtesy of Keybee!
“Ya like snek? Well, We’ve got Snek in this 1920’s Rubberhose-inspired artwork titled “Dead Below”. They are watching. Can’t you see them? The eyes… The bois… They’re everywhere!”
– Cedric R., designerDead Below‘s lively design depicts a rubberhose realm of death, presided over by a sinister serpent. Available in both colour and mono styles!
Coming to us from Zero-G Studio, creators of the Gift switches, and themed after the famous jiangshi of Chinese myth; DMK Midnight reanimates the spooky spirit for a hop through the cemetery.
DMK Midnight features custom linear switches and braided USB-C cables, colour-matched to the cool gray and assorted blues of the keycaps, as well as a delightful deskmat!
Step into the hypothetical with DMK ЯUBBER, a keycap set that takes its theme from a fictional 1920’s where rubber hose animation was born in the newly-formed Soviet Union instead of the United States. This set is the brainchild of Manu from ELOQUENTCLICKS, who designed its vintage colourway, and features novelties designed by the talented Okami!
DMK ЯUBBER deskmats feature a textured surface, increasing mouse friction and giving you finer control over your cursor. Choose from three designs in a total of five colourways – show your support for the worker with Agriculture and Industry, find new friends with Comrade, or keep it simple with the patterned Marxmat, available in three colour configurations.
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Vendors
NA: You are here!
MX: Rheset
EU: ELOQUENTCLICKS
UK: Proto[Typist]
JP: Basekeys
SK: Swagkeys
SEA: Hex.kb
OCE: Allcaps
CN: KBDFansDouble, double toil and trouble; Mushrooms grow and caldron bubble. Fillet of a frog, In the caldron boil and clog; Wings of moth and handle broom Sweep away this dirty room!
DSA Nature Witch is Kindlstick’s debut set, and what an incredible debut it is! Everything from the colour choice and novelties, to the adorable and well-detailed deskmats in various styles has been blended together to bring to mind the fantastical scenery a nature witch must see. Miles of forests with all sorts of beautiful flora and fauna, a comfy home constructed out of materials found close by, and a little bit of magic to give it all some energy and life!
DSA PetriKeys features a rich palette of colours inspired by the kind of bioluminescent micro-organisms one might find in an eponymous petri dish.
DSA PetriKeys has two distinct deskmat options to choose from; the mellow Microbial pattern, or the colourful Cell Culture design!
“We recently teamed up with a talented crew of kindergarten students to design the most blindingly colourful set yet.” – Plop
ePBT Ping‘s design evokes the minimalist iconography and soft-edged aesthetics of the modern desktop OS with a splash of vibrant colour, and is the latest keycap set from the talented folk down at Plop Labs.
Initially conceived as an homage to everyone’s favourite typeface, Wingdings; ePBT Ping has emerged from its months-long, caffeine-fueled metamorphosis brimming with pop and personality. This project features two OS-themed deskmats in your choice of Dark or Light backgrounds, designed to perfectly compliment your Ping keycaps!
Prototype images are provided for each variant, as well as to showcase the stitching quality and colour.
Inspired by the ‘90s notebook margin doodle aesthetic featuring the tech and hobbies that carve friendships, connections, and career paths. Love of love, anime, goth, and of course, magic girl.
Available in 4 variants, 1 Night Mode and 3 Light Modes:
- Original Deep Navy with Black Stitching
- Sky Blue with Bright Blue Stitching
- Cool White with Dark Grey Stitching
- Blush Pink with Light Pink Stitching
Designed by LVCRFT of Goth Keyboard Club
Vendors
Canada: You are here!
USA: Space
EU: Salvun
UK: ProtoTypist
OCE: SwitchKeys
SEA: ILUMKB
CN: zFrontierFever Dream was designed by MountainKBD, whose distinct visual style gives the deskmat its surreal comic book-inspired design, with panels made to be viewed in any order. Fever Dream is available in both colour and mono styles, with both smooth and rough-textured options available for purchase!
GMK Alpine is a beautiful ode to the Swiss Alps, an unforgettable silhouette that those who call Switzerland home know all too well. Bregoli, GMK Alpine’s designer, summarizes their vision of the set beautifully:
Have you ever been in the Alps and wanted to take a piece of it home with you? GMK Alpine is a Keycap set revolving around the beautiful Swiss Alps.
In Switzerland not only do we enjoy hiking, skiing, climbing or touring the mountains but the many different mountain animals enjoy the peaceful life up there and the Farmers watch their livestock while the herd dog plays around in the grass.
The Swiss mountains are a major part of my culture and something I would love to share with you. Even during tragic times, the Swiss alps helped defend Switzerland and gave anyone a hard time invading this beautiful country. They served as not only a shield but also as a bunker to keep the whole population safe.
This is my way of capturing the magnificent alps.
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Group Buy Information
As this is a Group Buy there are no refunds available once the GB has closed. Please make sure you consider this before joining. This a pre-order for this keyset. This set will be manufactured after the GB period. If you join this GB, you’ll receive the set after production is completed in approximately 10-11 months. Please do not add in-stock items, or items from other group buys to this order. All in-stock items added to orders will be cancelled from that order and refunded.
GMK Blot takes its name from blót, the Old Norse term for a blood sacrifice – a spectacle in which animals were ritually slaughtered, their blood poured into bowls, spread across stones, and sprayed upon nearby buildings and onlookers. The remains of the slaughtered animals would be cooked and feasted upon, accompanied by toasts of consecrated ale or mead to the glory of the gods. The blót was sacred to the Old Norse people, and was an important pillar of their religious practices; the sacrifices given as a gift to their deities in exchange for victory in battle, bountiful harvests, lasting peace, and many other types of favour.
The deskmats for GMK Blot are in keeping with the theme of this ancient custom. “Altar” depicts the Ægishjálmr – the “Helm of Awe” – a symbol said to grant a sphere of protection, often drawn upon the body or shield with blood to strike fear into the hearts of one’s enemies, as well as a pair of Jellinge-style goats being pierced by swords. “Blood Ritual” on the other hand shows a blót in progress, the keycap-shaped ritual stones soaked crimson with the blood of sacrifices, illustrated by stylish pixel art.
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Vendors
CA: You are here!US: MekiboEU: Eloquent ClicksUK: Protozoa StudioOCE: ALLCAPSSEA: Hex.kbKR/JP: GEONLA: LatamkeysGMK Chaos Theory has been a long time coming, and dotnick has truly delivered! The inspiration comes from his recent interest in the topic of chaos theory and everything involved, including: parallel dimensions, multiple universes, the duality of chaos and order, and the math/physics that underpins all of this.
The Singularity switch is a linear, rainbow aluminium-plated switch with nylon housing and a POM stem. The rainbow aluminium plating on the nylon housing is completely unique to each and every switch!
Vendors
Canada: You are here!
USA: Mekibo
EU: CandyKeys
UK: ProtoTypist
AU: SwitchKeys
SEA: ILUMKB
PH: Zion Studios
SA: Fancy Customs
KR: KLC Playground
INTL: KBDFansWith an aesthetic inspired by charred wood, fire and volcanic rock, GMK Cinder‘s orange alphas burn like embers against the ashen grey base color and dark grey modifier legends.
GMK Cinder offers two base kits – a hiragana kit that adds visual interest through Japanese sublegends, and a Latin base kit that maintains a classic look. Both kits offer compatibility for most common layouts like Full Size, TKL, and 60%, and also include Alice B, 40s, and F13 keys, with further support available in the form of the spacebar kit. The novelties kit features custom artwork that links the fiery theme and dark base colour, and alludes to the soul of the set.
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Vendors
Canada: You are here!
US: Mechs & Co.
EU: MyKeyboard
UK: Proto[Typist]
CN: zFrontier
SEA: ZionStudios
SA: FancyCustoms
OCE: DailyClackFor millennia, Evil Eye charms have been used to ward off negative energy and malicious spirits. GMK Evil Eye pays homage to the world-renowned symbol, inspired by the designer’s Greek upbringing.
In keeping with the set’s origins, GMK Evil Eye’s base kit features black-on-white alphas with Greek sublegends, and further includes novelties, numpad, and Alice support, ensuring that a wide variety of boards will be covered by default. Additionally, this project utilizes a pleasing palette of GMK stock colours, reducing the production cost and alleviating concerns over colour-matching.
Choose from two exquisite deskmat designs; Minimal Eye and Pattern Eye!
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Vendors
Canada: You are here!
USA: Mekibo
EU: MyKeyboard
UK: Protozoa Studio
OCE: DailyClack
ASIA: zFrontier
KR: Swagkeys
