Typewriter-inspired design. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2016/12/07/nanoxia-ncore-retro-keyboard/1
That's very much a Marmite design: love it or hate it. In the case of this keyboard, I'm firmly in the latter camp, although I'll be persuaded if it's actually good to type on.
It doesn't matter how funky it looks, I'll bet that it's a bitch to type on - look how tight the key spacing is. Pass