# Contemporary Timber Typers Macbook Wood Keyboard Brings Natural Texture to Your Streamlined Device By Amelia Roblin | Published 2013-04-17 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/macbook-wood-keyboard References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/macbook-wood-keyboard-from-rawbkny/) & [rawbkny](http://rawbkny.com/collections/macbook-skin/products/macbook-wood-keyboard) Designers and engineers have succeeded in mastering many industrial materials in terms of strength, cut and finish, producing a generation of electronics that embody the once-anticipated notion of futurism. Now, the development of the Macbook Wood Keyboard marks a new shift in the way that devices are being made, with the integration of more traditional materials, which is executed remarkably sleekly. RAWBKNY makes these key collections from [bamboo and rosewood](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/torch-t01), engraved with the same typeface for the letters, numbers and symbols that you'd see on the original. Printed in a sheet, each individual veneer can be popped out and must be installed one-by-one on any recent [Apple](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/satechi-slim-x3) laptop that has a unibody design. The Macbook Wood Keyboard presents you with natural tactility that will keep you in touch with another invaluable material. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Integration of Traditional Materials:** The development of the Macbook Wood Keyboard marks a shift in the way devices are made by integrating traditional materials, creating disruptive innovation opportunities in the electronics industry. - **Natural Tactility:** The Macbook Wood Keyboard provides natural tactility, presenting an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the user interface design industry. - **Sustainable and Eco-friendly Design:** The use of bamboo and rosewood in the Macbook Wood Keyboard showcases an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the sustainable technology industry. ### Where This Applies - **Electronics:** The integration of traditional materials in devices like the Macbook Wood Keyboard presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the electronics industry. - **User Interface Design:** The natural tactility offered by the Macbook Wood Keyboard creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the user interface design industry. - **Sustainable Technology:** The use of bamboo and rosewood in the Macbook Wood Keyboard presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the sustainable technology industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Victorian-Inspired USB Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-diviner-keyboard.md) - [Timber-Accented Keyboard Peripherals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corant-c10-keyboard.md) - [Full Concrete Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/k-he-concrete-edition.md) - [Stone-Like Mechanical Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mason60-zen-series.md) - [Sustainable Premium Wooden Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oakywood.md) - [Rollable Bamboo Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bamboo-slips-keyboard.md) - [Honeycomb-Inspired PC Peripherals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keyboard-and-mouse-design.md) - [Typewriter-Style PC Peripherals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/full-aluminum-mechanical-keyboard.md) - [Metallic Brutalist Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aluminum-keyboard.md)