Flamboyant Bleu Keycap - 2024 Year of the Dragon Floral Theme Series

Product Overview

"Flamboyant Bleu" is the first keycap in Mek's 2024 Year of the Dragon Floral Theme Series. Dominated by deep purple and blue hues, it merges the elegance of flowers with a sense of cool detachment and meticulous design. Unlike previous floral-themed keycaps, Flamboyant Bleu carries deeper emotional weight—it is not just a beautiful mechanical keyboard accessory, but a story of love, loss, and rebirth. Each keycap is designed to convey a story, an emotion, and an inner world that speaks volumes.

The flower language of the Flamboyant Bleu : "Waiting for love in despair". That moment felt like a revelation—and it was then that the idea for this keycap was born.

"Flamboyant Bleu" is not just a keycap; it is a piece of emotional history, a symbol of love, loss, and the relentless pursuit of hope. It is a reflection of a personal journey, but it’s also a universal story of the pain and beauty that comes with love.

Let us wait for love, even in the depths of despair.

Design Concept & Details

Color Tone & Emotional Expression

The main color of "Flamboyant Bleu" is a cold, deep blue-violet. This color symbolizes despair but also has a unique, profound beauty. It conveys a cold, rational emotion, almost as if each part of the heart has been frozen. Yet, beneath this harsh exterior, there's an undeniable allure. This is the essence of the keycap: even in despair, we wait, we hope, we endure.

Font Design: Cold, Lean, and Unapproachable

We chose slender, sans-serif fonts rather than traditional serif ones. This design gives off a “don’t come near me” kind of coldness, providing the keycap with a sense of rigidity and isolation. This is the emotional tone I wanted to express—an expectation of love, but also a barrier, a feeling of being distanced from it.

Heart Shapes & Floral Clusters: Symbolism of Emotional Density

To reflect the Flamboyant Bleu’s cluster-like flower structure, we used heart-shaped patterns. These hearts are densely arranged to mimic the appearance of a flower cluster. Each heart represents a fragment of emotion, interwoven yet waiting for rebirth. The arrangement aims to create a visual intensity that reflects the complexity and depth of the feelings behind this design.

Space Key: Hope Amidst Shattered Despair

The French phrase on the Space key, “L'hiver s'estompe, le printemps émerge l'attente s'éveille en doux bourgeons” (Winter fades, spring emerges, and waiting awakens in gentle buds), is a heartfelt reflection of my personal journey. It represents the hope that follows the darkness, symbolizing that even after the harshest winter, there’s always a spring to come.

Aimer, ce n'est pas se regarder l'un l'autre, c'est regarder ensemble dans la même direction

From the work The Little Prince by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: "Love is not about gazing at each other, but about looking together in the same direction."

Passion →  Dépendance →  Complicité  →  Séparation

Hope in despair

Flamboyant Bleu is not only intended to give people a feeling of despair, coldness, and alienation, the bright yellow is like a heart surrounded by cold but still warm, representing hope and determination for love.

Specification

• Keys QTY: 153 keys
• Material: PBT
• Profile: Cherry
• Keycap series: Flower series
• Packaging size: 384×185.5×38.5mm
• Packaging: Color-printed cover + box
• OEM: Enrong
• Process: Full 5-sided dye sublimation
• Color: dark purple, light purple, yellow