Macbook Skin from Wood’d: say no to that same old song!

Do you really want a world where laptops are made of the same boring sideral grey?

It’s about that time, again! Our laboratories’ doors are opening again. A 100 square meters space, just outside Milan, where we merge our passions and duties. Woodworking, graphics, photography, art and illustration are the fundamentals to create wooden objects for technology and lifestyle products. Made by us for your daily enjoyment. And here we are, with the second episode of the “Focus On“, the column that aims to drive you inside Wood’d collections, step by step. Let’s step into the Macbook skin’s arena: skins are one of latest products to join the collection, but one of the most loved yet! You don’t believe it? Read here and you’ll see 😉

We’re always amazed when we think of the Macbook Skin and it’s best feature: the incredible thinness. A real wood sheet, as thin as 0,3 millimeters: once applied to your Macbook, it transforms a cold and grey object into a warm and unique surface!

But the wooden skin it’s not just a “simple” sticker. The design process behind this product took a remarkable amount of time for material research and development. The adhesive we use, just to mention one peculiarity, required days and days of tests before hitting production. No one would like a sticky surface when the skin is removed! For this reason, we have developed a product that guarantees both a safe application and easy removal.

We knew what to expect when we decided to design a Macbook skin: a tricky and sophisticate design process! But sticking real wood on a curved surface was the scariest and most exciting problem to solve. So here comes the laser-cut! We noticed that engraving thin parallel lines made the game a lot easier, until we saw that crossing these thin lines was the solution!

A nice wooden surface always catches the attention. For this reason, choosing the perfect material is a crucial production process. We try to select essences that are suited for this kind of usage. It shouldn’t present any defects nor having many knots, it must be perfectly stretched and its grain must be steady and regular. Probably because we chose a good piece of wood, every time you open your laptop everyone is shouting out “WOW”!

We’re really keen about precision, and today’s technology and tools allow us to reach the highest standards. We design wooden skins for all Apple Macbook devices. From the Air to the latest Touch Bar, willing to produce the most precise and fitted skin. Laser cutting is the most appropriate production method. It combines speed and and power, reproducing the exact shape of the screen. It engraves at the perfect depth, in order to match it perfectly to the surface and, extremely important, it faithfully reproduces the Apple logo.

Since our laptops are among the most precious and useful objects we own, we want our skin to last for long time. Every single product is varnished, to avoid any possible stain to ruin it. The paint is carefully chosen since we want to keep that warm tactile sensation of wood.

So, now that you are part of this product’s secrets, we are sure we’ll share the reasons why we love it so much! For us it’s a way to make even more unique an already fantastic object. The only thing’s left to you is to choose your favorite one on our e-shop 😉