Cool Leaf by Kazuo Kawasaki

Posted on June 28th, 2012 by Leo Lei

Name: Cool Leaf

Designer: Kazuo Kawasaki

Location: Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Cool Leaf is a minimal keyboard designed by Japan-based design Kazuo Kawasaki for Minebea. The keyboard is essentially a large screen with touch-sensitive input sensors. Characters appear on the mirrored panel for a sophisticated and futuristic aesthetic. The combined technology of input devices, lighting devices, and force sensors allowed the company to manufacture this cross-sectional device.

Honestly, I won’t know whether or not I would be prefer this over my current wireless keyboard until I test it out for a month or two. I’m used to my phone’s touch screen, but I feel like for a full keyboard, I need to be able to touch the keys. However, I can say with confidence that the minimalist aesthetic and ease of cleaning is giving it a lot of points. Leave some comments if you own this already, I’m curious of what you think.

About the Author – Leo Lei

My two passions in life are entrepreneurship and design. I started Leibal as a hobby while I was still studying in college, and it has transformed into a business I could have never imagined. Within design, I love all things minimal. Our focus is to promote as many designers to as many people as possible.

Twitter – Facebook – LinkedIn – Pinterest – Google Plus – Flickr

Comments

comments