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SERIES 00 CNY HU (虎)
A bronzeware scripture inspired Series 00 to welcome the Year of the Tiger.
我们的团队祝大家新年快乐，恭喜发财，虎年吉祥！
The team from esc lab wishes everyone a happy Chinese New Year, fortune & wealth, and a prosperous Year of the Tiger!
esc lab is welcoming and celebrating the firey and feisty Year of the Tiger by releasing a special edition Series 00 CNY Hu (虎）made of Sandblast Bronze-tinted PVD Brass.
Inspired by traditional Old Chinese bronzeware seal script (小篆), bespoke calligraphy of the word 虎 (Hu, or Tiger) was designed and laser-engraved onto the familiar Series 00 sculpt.
Series 00 CNY Hu will only be available from the first day of Chinese New Year (春节) Feb 1st 2022 to Feb 15th 2022.
DESIGN
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A BIT OF HISTORY
To Chinese people, 春节 and the fifteen days of festivities that come after are of family, gathering, tradition, renewal, feasts, and of course, red pockets.
As 春节 is a tradition shared by all three founders of esc lab, we wanted to share a piece of work that would allow us to pay respect to our heritage.
Chinese culture follows the Chinese zodiac, which assigns an animal to each year in a repeating cycle. Tradition also claims you share the characteristics of said animal.
2022 is Year of the Tiger, 虎. Those born in the Year of the Tiger are born leaders, courageous, love a challenge or competition, and have short tempers.
As someone with both parents being Tigers - I tend to agree. A lot.
Do you share your zodiac’s characteristics?
GB DETAILS
GB Date: Feb 1st 2022 (春节) - Feb 15th 2022 （元宵节）
Price: $68 (phonetically sounds like 一路发，or continuous prosperity)
Fulfillment: Q2 2022
WHERE TO BUY[/font]
Mechs & Co. (https://mechsandco.com/collections/current-group-buys/products/gb-esc-lab-series-00-cny-hu) (USA and Canada)
zFrontier EN (https://en.zfrontier.com/products/group-buy-series-00-cny-hu-metal-artisan-keycaps) (Asia, Europe, UK, Australia, and more)
zFrontier CN (https://www.zfrontier.com/app/mch/oNbqGqEOavWo) (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau)
PRODUCT DETAILS
Color: Bronze
Material: Brass
Finish: Sandblast
Coating: PVD
Profile: Series 00
Stem: Cherry
Row: R1
FAQ
- Will you release more zodiacs? :p .
- Is this made out of bronze or brass? Brass.
- Is the brass coated? Yes, with Bronze-tinted PVD.
- Did you really make a custom bronzeware inscription-inspired logotype? Yes, Cubic handmade it through a couple dozen iterations.
- What is Series 00? A brutalist interpretation of a Cherry-compatible metal artisan sculpt.
- Can I fill my whole keyboard with this? Yes, but it will be stupidly expensive + Series 00 was made for row 1 of your keyboard.
JOIN THE ESC LAB FAMILY
Discord (http://discord.esclab.co)
Series 00 Hu product page (https://www.esclab.co/series-00-cny-hu)
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Reddit (http://reddit.com/u/esclab_co)
News (http://news.esclab.co)
Youtube (https://youtube.com/channel/UCP_AS896AYzNtMRyzxDCXfg)
Helpful links (http://hello.esclab.co)
OUR GOOD FRIENDS
Mechs & Co. (http://mechsandco.com)
zFrontier EN (http://en.zfrontier.com)
再次祝大家新年快乐，恭喜发财，虎虎生风!
The esc lab wishes everyone a Happy Chinese New Year, prosperity & wealth, and to be as courageous as a Tiger.
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Very nice, I only wish it were real bronze :(
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Very nice, I only wish it were real bronze :(
We're working on it :thumb: Thanks for your support as always, Jeff!
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Series 00 CNY Hu was heavily inspired by ancient Chinese bronzeware-seal inscriptions. We attempted to pay homage to this by recreating the lettering of "Tiger" in a modernized style to elevate the Series 00 silhouette.
The sandblasted brass is treated with a bronze-tinted PVD to further get closer to the original inspiration.
We hope you enjoy this release as much as we had fun designing it ^-^
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Today is the LAST DAY for Series 00 CNY Hu.
Grab yours before the tiger is out of your grasps. :thumb:
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Is there a MOQ for this groupbuy? If so, has it been reached?