Tactile

Contemporary Japanese porcelain brand reinterpreting Arita ware through collaborations with international designers.

Premium retro gaming hardware using FPGA - Analogue Pocket with 615ppi display

Brutalist statement in concrete and Corian - porosity and texture as feature, brass accents

Steam-based toaster and precision kettle with Japanese design philosophy

Analog products treated like tech - iterative design, clean presentation, minimal branding

Precision titanium pens and tools - Pocket Pro click mechanism, brass and titanium variants

Blackwing creates...

Premium Scandinavian furniture including the iconic Wishbone Chair

Wireless chargers wrapped in Italian pebble-grain leather from Brooklyn

Precision-machined keychain tools, knives, desk objects - Wilson Keyring, Lark Knife, Metrolog Ruler

Organic digital - wooden enclosures and maple buttons, Organelle as standalone music computer

Architects of the pen - Pen Type-A/B with pneumatic sleeves, tolerance so tight they pop with displaced air

DE1 - open-source espresso machine with tablet interface, pressure profiling as software

Audiophile IEMs with titanium drivers - Dream XLS as the reference for portable high-end listening

Speckled stoneware dinnerware as a B Corporation from Asheville

Swedish industrial design meets sequencing - Digitakt II, Digitone II

American workwear reimagined through inventive patterning by Daiki Suzuki in New York

Teenage Engineering-level industrial design for coffee - Stagg EKG Kettle, Ode Gen 2 Grinder

Memo books inspired by vintage agricultural notebooks - all manufactured in Chicago

Renowned Danish furniture brand known for its heritage craftsmanship and collaborations with iconic designers like Børge Mogensen.

Handmade walnut and leather products - Desk Shelf System, Laptop Riser from Portland workshop

Modular dinnerware system with 400 years of ceramic tradition - plates as lids, bowls as cups

California modern since 1948 with original Edith Heath clay recipes

Aerospace-precision safety razors machined to tolerances tighter than jet engines, eliminating blade chatter for the smoothest shave

Human Mechanic Method - scissors that stand upright like monoliths, Japanese steel with Taiwanese craftsmanship

Cult-status Techo planners using super-thin Tomoe River paper as creative companions

Pens machined entirely in Los Angeles shop

Handcrafted concrete home objects — planters, trays, and kitchen accessories that celebrate raw materiality and architectural minimalism

Custom-made notebooks, personalized inks, reimagined dip pens - monozukuri dedication to craft

Octagonal pocket pens since 1883 that transform from compact to full-size

Keychron creates...

Pour-over coffee equipment and travel tumblers informed by wabi-sabi philosophy

Democratized synthesis with Volca series

FREE series multitools with magnetic architecture - one-hand accessible tools without nail nicks

E-ink anti-smartphone designed for intentional disconnection

British design studio creating luxury desk accessories including leather mice, wireless chargers, and precision screwdrivers

Precision-machined pens and tools in titanium from Portland

Drawing as performance - Iris compass with camera aperture mechanism, Hovel pencil plane for whittling

Absurdist edge - nonsense machines as musical instruments, creators of the Otamatone

Industrial maximalist F1 aesthetic - exposed springs, aggressive knurling, visible cyclone mechanisms

Luxury modular keyboards - Sonnet with dramatic sculpted profile, mix-and-match copper bottoms and polycarbonate tops

Premium retro gaming handhelds with pixel-perfect displays and magnesium construction, founded by Oculus creator Palmer Luckey

Grid interfaces and open platforms - the instrument as interface

Legendary status from Asheville - Grandmother semi-modular, Muse 8-voice analog poly

Third-generation German shaving craftsmen from the Ore Mountains, blending heritage techniques with award-winning modern design

Less but better philosophy - recycled polyester cables, plant-based leather, Night Cable, W.F.A Tech Organizer

Horween leather accessories from America's oldest tanneries - develops unique patina

Circuit Tracks and Launchpad - approachable grooveboxes bridging bedroom production and live performance

Contemporary chess products designed in NYC featuring weighted pieces with precision die-cast metal bases

Handcrafted wooden accessories from responsibly sourced oak and walnut

Definitive key organizer with tool-free adjustment and LWG-certified leather

Deliberately lo-fi yellow handheld with hand crank - hardware by Teenage Engineering

Porter-Yoshida & Co. creates...

Pressed cotton notebooks that age beautifully - 1mm pin-graph paper, 'the best things are invisible' philosophy

Minimalist 4G phones designed for clarity and digital detox

Quarters is a Tribeca concept store and gathering space curating tactile furniture, lighting, tabletop, and decor from contemporary makers.

Heavy brass weights and mirror finishes - U80 and M65 as artifacts of peak custom keyboard aesthetic

Kitchen hack collaborations with world-class architects - Jean Nouvel raw aluminum Reflect, Norm Architects solid oak

Purpose-built paper tablet for writing and reading without distraction

Bauhaus-influenced hexagonal precision since 1928 - 600 mechanical pencil trusted by architects

UltraHEX coated titanium field watches - angular low-poly geometry with vibrant dial colors

Minimalist industrial design headphone amps and DACs - Magni Unity fully discrete amp

Aluminum Cardprotector with satisfying card-slide mechanism

Bolt-action pens with satisfying mechanisms from Texas

Playful minimalism standard - OP-1 Field, EP-133 K.O. II, TX-6, Pocket Operators

Practical, not tactical pocketknives and pens with obsessive design attention from Portland

Modular notebook system with leather cover that ages gracefully - brass rulers and clips

Hand-assembled 'simple design, brilliant sound' turntables - Wirecutter's budget pick since 2019

Gather System magnetic modular desk organization - powder-coated steel with solid hardwood

Danish industrial design brand built on the iconic pedal bin, expanding to complete kitchen and bathroom systems

EG-1 grinder - aerospace engineering meets espresso, single-dosing obsession

TE-adjacent utilitarian aesthetic - Nomad [E] with integrated screens, rotary knobs, and ruler-printed cases

Computational pour-over in aluminum monolith - NFC bean cards with Creative Mode tweaking via app