knoby
warsaw, polandwarsaw, polandknoby is a hardware company from warsaw, poland. we build instruments at the intersection of biology, sound, and technology.
the story
two kite instructors meet on the baltic coast. both spend evenings making music on borrowed gear in apartments with bad wifi.
two kite instructors meet on the baltic coast. both spend evenings making music on borrowed gear in apartments with bad wifi.
late nights, cheap synths, soldering irons. the idea of building their own instruments takes shape over too much coffee.
late nights, cheap synths, soldering irons. the idea of building their own instruments takes shape over too much coffee.
tadeusz wires two electrodes to a houseplant and runs the signal through an ESP32. it makes sound — not random, structured, alive.
tadeusz wires two electrodes to a houseplant and runs the signal through an ESP32. it makes sound — not random, structured, alive.
a hardware company born in warsaw. mission: instruments at the intersection of biology, sound, and technology.
a hardware company born in warsaw. mission: instruments at the intersection of biology, sound, and technology.
the first product takes its final form. aluminum body, ceramic insert, twenty screws. a plant pot that makes music.
the first product takes its final form. aluminum body, ceramic insert, twenty screws. a plant pot that makes music.
the team
product design, branding, vision
product engineer. studied at AGH kraków. former kite instructor on hel peninsula. obsessed with materials, manufacturing tolerances, and getting the screw pattern right. based in opole.
electronics, firmware, backend
sound engineer and filmmaker. builds synthesizers the way other people build furniture — from raw components, late at night, with too much coffee. writes firmware for ESP32 like it’s a musical instrument. based in warsaw.
our firmware will be open source. our design decisions are documented publicly. we have nothing to hide because there’s nothing to hide.
designed, assembled, and tested in warsaw, poland. no outsourced mystery factories. you can visit the workshop. bring coffee.
we don’t call things revolutionary. we don’t use AI as a buzzword. we build hardware that works, document what it does, and charge a fair price for it.
instruments where biology meets sound