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    Tech & hardwareRev. 01

    Bench

    Bold campaigns, open product families and an illustrated navigation index. A playful catalogue for considered objects.

    For a maker whose objects are better photographed than described, and whose customers read a specification before they read a sentence.

    $149Open the full shop →
    Rendering Bench

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    Mist#FFFFFF

    The white page and navigation, with room around each product.

    Ink#000000

    All type and the hairlines that carry weight. Pure black, and the most-used value in the system.

    Carbon#0F0E12

    The dark bands, the footer, every solid button. Near-black with a violet cast so it does not read as a void.

    Steel#E5E5E5

    Structural hairlines: between grid cells, under the bar, around the index. Present, never assertive.

    Signal#F0A800

    The warning triangle, and nothing else. The single chromatic note in the theme.

    A campaign-led storefront for instruments and considered objects. An expanded navigation index pairs large geometric icons with visible links. Oversized headlines introduce each product family, followed by open rows of isolated product images and simple purchase links.

    White space, black typography and alternating light and dark campaigns give each family its own stage. Choose bold or quiet headlines, contained or cropped images, three image proportions and optional rules. A compact navigation and grouped footer remain available for larger catalogues.

    Eight exclusive sections include campaign panels, product families, navigation, a footer, specification rows, numbered image strips, page headings and notices. The demo uses original vector hardware illustrations; replace them with your own product photography.

    How it is made

    Display
    Inter
    Weight 800 · responsive 48–144px campaign headlines; weight 300 for quiet product headings.
    Reading
    Inter
    Weight 400 · 14–17px · 1.5 leading. Product labels, purchase links and readable supporting copy.
    Label
    Inter
    Weight 300 · 19px · 1.15 leading. Bar items, section headings, index column titles.

    Made of

    • Square corners and open product rows. Images sit directly on the page, with names and purchase links below.
    • Generous white space separates product families. Light and carbon campaign panels establish the rhythm.
    • Oversized bold campaign headlines contrast with light navigation titles and readable small labels.
    • Original geometric icons and isolated product illustrations keep the catalogue playful and functional.

    Voice

    Lowercase where it is a label, sentence case where it is a sentence. Millimetres, grams and hours rather than adjectives. Say what the object does and then stop; the photograph is doing the persuading.

    Sections only this theme has

    • Index barAn illustrated navigation index with visible links, or a compact bar with dropdown menus.
    • Campaign panelA product-family campaign with oversized typography, a photograph and a simple purchase link.
    • Product familyAn open row of product photographs with names, prices and purchase links. Pair with a campaign panel.
    • Plate headingA page masthead: a light 40px title, a standfirst, and a ruled column of facts beside it.
    • Dossier rowsOpen label-and-value rows under hairlines. A specification table, not an accordion.
    • Figure stripA row of numbered, captioned plates. Scrolls rather than stacks on a phone.
    • Caution noteA clear notice with an amber symbol, supporting text and optional links.
    • Index footerAn inverted footer with a compact link row or grouped index, optional newsletter and wordmark.

    Designed around

    Halvard Instruments

    Pocket synthesizers, samplers, field recorders and the cables between them. Designed, built and repaired in Malmö.

    Synths · Samplers · Field · Monitoring · Cables

    An invented business, used to build and preview the theme. Nothing here is for sale.

    Put Bench on your shop

    $149 once, for one shop, yours for good — there is nothing to renew. Buying it changes nothing until you apply it, and applying it keeps the words you have already written.

    Buy Bench · $149

    You will be asked to sign in and pick which of your shops it is for. Payment is handled by Stripe.

    Drawn for gear and equipment brands. What a shop for this work needs covers the rest of it.

    If you want this one adapted to your shop, or something built from nothing, that is a conversation rather than a checkout. ex@akashi.studio

    Audio hardware store template — Bench, a Stashed theme