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[IC] GMK Bordeaux | Group Buy is now LIVE! May 30, 2022 to June 30, 2022 🍷
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I would like to introduce to you GMK Bordeaux, a keycap set based on the world capital of wine! Much of the color palette was inspired by the cream and light brown brickwork shown throughout "Old Town" Bordeaux's architectural work (Port Cailhau, Place de la Bourse, La Grosse Cloche, etc.), as well as the gravel/clay soils that the vineyards use to cultivate the grape varieties there. I also wanted to include a deep red color to represent the cabernet merlot blended wine selections that the region is most famous for producing. Here is a mood board that I used to visualize my ideas.
MorePantone 2309 C
Accents
Pantone 4045 C
Alphas
Pantone 7643 C
Modifiers
Vendors
NA: Mechs & Co
EU: MyKeyboard
CA: Ashkeebs
UK: Prototypist
AUS/OCE: Daily Clack
SEA: Thic Thock
CN: KBDfans
KR: Monstargears
Pricing
Kits
Château (base)
Aged Oak (alt alphas)
Vineyard (novelties)
Full-Bodied (spacebars)
Glögg (NorDeUK)
Renders
HAUS by Hand Engineering
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Paragon by Artemis Design Studios
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U80-A by Rama Works
Bloq by THOK Design
Deskmats
Deskmat Trivia #1:
The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 (Grand Cru Classé) resulted from the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, when Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) requested a classification system for France's finest Bordeaux wines that were to be on display for visitors from all across the globe. This quality classification system comprises only of left bank chateaus in Médoc, Graves, and Sauternes, ranked from first to fifth growths. In Bordeaux, the first growths are called "premiers crus" (highest quality) while the second through fifth growth crus are called "crus classés." As of today, the Grand Cru Classé of 1855 is the most popular and longest-standing wine classification system in Bordeaux.
"Wine Stain" (900x400 mm)
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opps
Deskmat Trivia #2:
Nearing the end of the 1970s, intercultural relations between France and Japan were mainly connected through anime and manga. In 2006, France represented around 50% of the European market for manga and was only second behind Japan in terms of global manga consumption. In 2013, manga represented around 40% of new comics released in the country, which surpassed Franco-Belgian comics for the first time in French history.
"Affair at the Château" by 1stGarden (900x400 mm)
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Collaborations
Metal Keycaps:
Hibi MX
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THOK
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Asero Foundry
Esclab
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Wooden Keycaps:
YVK Studio
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Raffle Keycaps:
MacherStudio
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DEAGcaps
MOZIcaps
Namong Art
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PrimeCaps
Arcana Keys
Keycap Quarry
Cables:
VoxelMods
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RnCables
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Wrist Rest:
MarbleK
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Deskmat:
1stGarden
Keyboard:
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Social Media
ID: Kevster#6878
If you have any questions regarding the set or would like to reach out to collaborate, don't hesitate to message me!
Update Log
More07-17-2021
- Interest check posted
- Removed mod tilde from modifier alphas kit
- Added extra "b" to modifier alphas kit
- Added extra "b" to spacebars kit
07-21-2021
- Added color poll for base alphas
07-26-2021
- Posted results for base alphas color poll (choice #2 wins)
- Color matched new base alpha color with Pantone 2471 C
- Updated banner, mood board, and renders to represent new base alphas and better reflect accents
07-28-2021
- Created second interest check form
- Created discord server for set
08-01-2021
- Updated base kit with added 40% 3-key support (R2 1.75u Backspace, R3 1.5u Enter, R3 1.25u Tab)
- Updated confirmed vendors list for NA, EU, UK, and AUS/OCE
08-03-2021
- Updated confirmed vendors list for SEA
08-04-2021
- Updated confirmed vendors list for CA and KR
08-07-2021
- Updated confirmed vendors list for CN
08-20-2021
- Added final color poll for base alphas
08-29-2021
- Posted results for final base alphas color poll (new color wins)
- Added 2.75u, 2.25u, and 2.00u spacebars to alphas kit to support common Alice layouts
- Removed F5-F8 keys from alphas kit
09-05-2021
- Confirmed collaborations with Rama Works, Asero Foundry, Arcana Keys, Rocket Cable, RnCables, MarbleK, and 1stGarden
10-28-2021
- Novelty fixing phase
- Confirmed collaboration with THOK and Hibi
- Revealed Asero Foundry and THOK keycap renders
12-27-2021
- Novelty revision
- Confirmed collaboration with MacherStudio and MOZIcaps
02-07-2022
- Novelties approved by GMK
- Initial price quotes
02-26-2022
- Created poll to decide base alpha colors (brown vs red) and overall kitting
03-06-2022
- Announced base alpha poll result (red wins)
03-08-2022
- Added red tab for alt-alphas kit for two keyboard support
- Updated confirmed vendors list for SEA
- Confirmed collaboration with YVK Studio
- Added new deskmat design by 1stGarden
03-28-2022
- Announced price quotes for North America
- Added grape leaf novelty for R2 tab key
- Added new renders
- Added MarbleK collaboration update
04-08-2022
- Announced official group buy date
04-28-2022
- Updated kit renders
- Added non-tertiary NorDeUK kit (Glögg)
- Announced collaboration with Esclab
05-05-2022
- Added VoxelMods collaboration update
05-19-2022
- Revealed Hibi keycap renders
05-26-2022
- Added updated deskmat design by 1stGarden
- Revealed RnCables collaboration cable
05-29-2022
- Updated pricing information
- Added Primecaps collaboration update
- Added MarbleK renders and purchase link
- Added VoxelMods purchase link
05-30-2022
- Group Buy live
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aerospice:
>> Base Alphas Color Poll <<
Brown Base Alphas
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Red Base Alpha
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NOTE: This poll is slated to end in one week (3/5/2022)
Fraaaan:
ne extra b avail?
ivu:
Have you tried with the 2309 color for the alphas ?
Not really digging the current 2474 color, unfortunately.
MadBinton:
Hey Kevster,
Nice to see this got off the ground. I'm not entirely sure I'd like that final brown / cork color myself, but looking at the inspiration I do think it's well done.
Looks really nice on the Paragon and U80!
The accent color and novelties bring it together. These novelties are amazing quality!
If this runs in GB by the time GMK is a bit more on top of their queues, I might just join to support and for those amazing novelties.
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