GMK MTNU Welles

GB Dates: May 15-June 15

MTNU Welles is a set that is inspired by the aesthetics of film noir, and is named for the auteur of film noir, Orson Welles. The tan in the alphas is designed to mimic the color of old plastics, the blue/grey to slate grey of the modifiers is an allusion to the greys of black and white film, and the red, well, you know what the red is for…

Vendors and Pricing

US- Cannonkeys
UK- ProtoTypist
EU- Eloquent Clicks
China- KBDFans
Canada-Unikeys
SEA/SGP-Ktechs
AUS/OCE-KeebzNCables

Pricing (All US/Cannonkeys)
Base- $160
Extension- $55
Novelty- $75
Numpad- $45

International Kit Will Be Sold in GMK Webstore After GB Completion

Kitting

...The Lady From Shanghai- Base Kit

Named after the 1947 Welles project starring Rita Hayworth, this set is designed to accommodate most popular keyboards between 60 percent and full size. It also features limited ergo and minivan support. Slimmed down from previous iterations to make the set more accessible. Everything taken out of here is in the new extension set.

...The Bad Sleep Well- Novelty Kit

Noir-inspired imagery, named after the 1960 film Noir directed by Akira Kurosawa.

...Southside 1-1000- Numpad Kit

Number pad kit, with additional modifiers for 1800 support, named after the 1950 Noir.

...The Big Sleep- Extension Kit

Extension kit, featuring accent bars, "good to haves," 6u HHKB support, text supers for those who can't stand a single symbol, and 12u 40s support. Named for the 1946 noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

Samples

These colors are difficult to capture, so I will provide photos of the samples, taken under different forms of lighting

Renders

These renders are, by design, intended to show the design under different lighting conditions, and also for dramatic effect. Refer back to the samples/kitting diagrams for the best look at the colors.

Thanks to Bowl Keyboards for supplying the Capy60 Model

Thanks

Kasper from MonacoKeebs- A big reason this set got made
Gabriele from GMK- For being patient and helping me through this process
Piperaceae, Kaptain Mike, Nebulazy, and others in the Keyboard Designers forum for providing helpful feedback and support
Matt3o for designing the profile, and letting me use his discord as a sounding board.

Designer Discord

Command Palette

Projects

GMK MTNU Welles | 15 May - 15 Jun 2026