
We were asked a console that should be small and simple.
So we made it small.
Simplicity is still under development.
Overview:
1x touch sensitive Spinner
4x arcade pushbuttons
1x ultraglide fader
2x endless encoders + button
4x microswitch buttons
1x page switch
Stratos is what happens when a small idea refuses to stay small. It doesn’t follow the logic of reduction, but the instinct of transformation.
A compact object that expands inward, multiplying possibilities instead of removing them. At its center, a pentagonal spinner — not for novelty, but as a way out.
A deliberate escape from the expected geometry, from the comfort of circles and straight lines. Everything else grows from there, uneven, asymmetrical, slightly uncooperative.Each side behaves differently. Each control suggests a different gesture, a different way of thinking about interaction. Nothing is neutral, nothing is purely decorative — every element invites action, sometimes even misuse. Stratos belongs to a playful industrial world: bolts, edges, exposed intentions.
More curiosity than discipline. More experimentation than efficiency.It is not designed to disappear in a setup.
It wants to be there. To be touched. To be understood.
Not minimal. Not maximal.
Just unwilling to be obvious.

