JDLILU | Custom Keyboard Studio
Bespoke | Singular | Tactile
No. 01 - ManifestoFW | 2026

Custom mechanical keyboards crafted for the way you type.

JDLILU composes singular keyboards - from switch feel to keycap silhouette - through quiet, conversational craft. Every build begins with a WhatsApp inquiry and ends in a singular object.

A bespoke mechanical keyboard with sculpted keycaps photographed on a warm linen surface. Plate No. 014 | Walnut & Brass
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No. 02 - The Atelier

An obsession with the millimetre between sound and silence.

We are a small studio of typists, machinists and designers building keyboards the way watchmakers build movements - slowly, audibly, on purpose.

JDLILU began at a workbench in 2018 with a single brief: build keyboards that disappear into the hand. We have not deviated since.

Each piece is composed in conversation. We listen, sketch, prototype, tune. We refuse stock. We refuse hurry. The keyboard you receive should feel inevitable - as though it could not have been any other way.

We work for writers who type a thousand words before breakfast, programmers who treat the keyboard as a second instrument, and brands commissioning gifts that will outlast the laptop they sit beside.

Detail of polished keycaps catching warm light. Pastel keycap arrangement on a workbench.
No. 03 - Disciplines

Three disciplines, one workshop.

01 / Mechanical Boards

Singular keyboards, built to brief.

Full-size, TKL, 75%, 65%, 60%, ortholinear and split - every layout assembled, lubed, tuned and tested by a single hand.

Compact mechanical keyboard with custom keycaps.
02 / Artisan Keycaps

Sculpted caps as wearable miniatures.

Hand-cast resin, machined aluminium, sculpted enamels - a small library of caps, each numbered and signed.

Macro photograph of a sculpted artisan keycap.
03 / Corporate Editions

Limited gifts for studios & teams.

Numbered runs, brand-tuned palettes, etched serials - keyboards as objects worth keeping on the desk for a decade.

Premium keyboard staged beside a notebook.
No. 04 - Selected Works

Recent commissions from the bench.

A handful of pieces released this season. Full archive in the gallery.

Hero shot of a low-profile bespoke keyboard.
Sable 65 | for a Berlin novelist
Hands typing on a custom keyboard.
Ember TKL | linear, tuned
Minimal monochrome keyboard.
Monolith 60 | ceramic plate
Green and cream keycap set.
Cypress | GMK profile
Colourful retro keyboard.
Rivet | enamel artisan
Split ergonomic keyboard.
Halve | split ergonomic
No. 05 - Why Bespoke

Four reasons to commission a keyboard.

I

Ergonomics

Layouts shaped to your hand span, posture and most-typed languages. The keyboard adapts; you do not.

II

Acoustic intent

Switch lubrication, foam, weight and plate material composed for the sound you want to hear at 02:00.

III

Material honesty

PBT, machined aluminium, walnut, brass - surfaces that age into the desk rather than off it.

IV

Repairability

Hot-swap sockets, modular plates and replaceable cables. Built so a single keycap does not retire the keyboard.

No. 06 - Method

A conversation, then a keyboard.

No onsite forms or checkout - just a direct WhatsApp or email conversation used to confirm the project brief and next steps.

Step01

Open the dialogue.

Send a single message describing how you type, what you write, what you want to feel beneath your fingers. We reply within a working day.

Workbench with sketches and switches.
Step02

Compose specifications.

We narrow layout, switch family, keycap profile, plate, weight and palette. References, sketches and switch samples flow through chat.

Keycap palette study.
Step03

Build, tune, deliver.

Assembly, lubrication, testing and packaging are handled according to the confirmed specification. Delivery details are discussed directly with you before shipment is arranged.

Finished keyboard in soft light.
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Business disclosure

Operating entity

JDLILU is an informational and inquiry website for bespoke keyboard services operated by 北京智胜鸿远科技有限公司. Public inquiries are handled through WhatsApp at +852 9279 0001, info@jdlilu.com and +86 134 6666 2728.

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