SLAB 01: a silver aluminium creative controller with charcoal keys, an ivory space key, orange accent key, and a knurled rotary dial.
SLAB 01 / A tactile creative instrument

A little morehands-on.

Made for the space
between idea and action.

For the things you do a thousand times.
And the things you haven’t made yet.

Get a feel for it

SLAB / 01 The creative controller

An object worth exploring
01 — The objectDigital work. A physical connection.

Your next idea.
At your
fingertips.

A good tool gets familiar. You stop looking for the right control. Your hands already know where to go.

SLAB brings your everyday actions into one small, satisfyingly solid object. A shortcut to staying in the flow.

Eleven keys. One dial. All yours.
An exploded SLAB controller: keycaps, switches, circuit board, aluminium enclosure, dial and back plate arranged in order.
SLAB 01 / The assemblyInto the details ↗

Every part.
One purpose.

The controls, circuit, enclosure and dial. Each with a part to play.

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Warm grazing light reveals the machined aluminium case and sculpted keys.An extreme close-up of the dial’s diamond knurling and concentric machining lines.The eleven tactile keys, orange record key and wide ivory action key.
02 — A closer lookMaterial study / 01
01 / The body

Substance.
In every sense.

Cool to the touch. Reassuring in the hand. A bead-blasted aluminium body with an edge that catches the light.

SLAB 01 / In the studioA motion study — 008 seconds

A rhythm worth
repeating.

One key. Again and again.
A closer look at the smallest gesture.

Concept film · An imagined key-testing study.Your turn. Try the keys ↗
03 — The playgroundGo on. Make yourself at home.

A good feeling.
On repeat.

Try the keys. Change your workflow. Turn up the sound.
This little corner is yours to play with.

Interactive SLAB controller. Use the overlaid key buttons to play, or press 1–9, 0 and Space on your keyboard.
Interactive study / SLAB 01
Ready when you are

Make your move.

Press a key to start exploring.

Keys: 1–9, 0 + Space. Drag the dial.
A sound sketch. Headphones welcome.

11 + 1Keys + rotary dial

Creative control, in its simplest form.
Browser demo · Actions are simulated.

Less in the way.More in the making.

A place for your shortcuts. A rhythm for your process. A small object that makes a big part of your day feel better.

SLAB 01 photographed in a dark studio, with orange light grazing the silver case.

04 — The first object / SLAB 01

Small footprint.
Long relationship.

A study in making digital work feel physical. Designed around the gestures you come back to, every single day.

Body
Bead-blasted aluminium
Interface
11 keys + rotary dial
Palette
Silver / charcoal / signal
Status
Studio concept / 001
Give it a go

SLAB 01 / A material study

A motion study made from AI-generated product imagery. Sound lives in the playground.

Form & Matter / Objects in progress

An idea you
can almost touch.

SLAB 01 is a fictional creative controller, imagined as a study in tactile interaction. The product imagery is AI-generated; the interactive sound and motion are built for this website. The controls demonstrate possible workflows and do not operate other apps. There is no product for sale or waiting list.

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