Studio notes.
What products cost, how they get made, and what we have learned along the way.
Studio notes19 Aug 2026 · 2 min
Ten years of RAAK: what changed in product development since 2016
We started in Leuven in 2016 with two designers and no clients. A short, honest list of what is different about making hardware now, and what is not.
Robrecht Lambrechts
Studio notes8 Jul 2026 · 2 min
The case for calm hardware
Most products we are asked to design are trying too hard. A note on restraint, why it is harder than it looks, and what it does for a brand.
Christof