diff --git a/components/Forms/Input.css b/components/Forms/Input.css
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+.root {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.root * {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+.input {
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-greyLighter);
+  padding: var(--size-small);
+  font: var(--font-base);
+  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
+  color: var(--color-greyDarker);
+  transition: border 300ms var(--animation-sharp), color 300ms var(--animation-sharp);
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.inputFocused {
+  border-color: var(--color-greyDarker);
+  color: var(--color-greyDarker);
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.inputErrored {
+  border-color: var(--color-danger);
+  color: var(--color-danger);
+}
+
+.label {
+  font: var(--font-small);
+  margin-bottom: var(--size-small);
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  display: block;
+  transition: color 300ms var(--animation-sharp);
+}
+
+.labelErrored {
+  color: var(--color-danger);
+}
+
+.optional {
+  font: var(--font-micro);
+  color: var(--color-grey);
+  margin-left: var(--size-small);
+}
+
+.helperContainer {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: -1;
+}
+
+.description {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding-top: var(--size-small);
+  padding-bottom: var(--size-small);
+  background-color: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-grey);
+  font: var(--font-micro);
+  transform: translateY(-100%);
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: transform 300ms var(--animation-sharp), opacity 500ms var(--animation-sharp);
+}
+
+.descriptionFocused {
+  transform: translateY(0);
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.error {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: var(--size-small);
+  background-color: var(--color-danger);
+  color: var(--color-white);
+  font: var(--font-micro);
+  transition: transform 300ms var(--animation-sharp), opacity 300ms var(--animation-sharp);
+}
+
+/* Error transitions */
+.enter,
+.appear {
+  transform: translateY(-100%);
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.enterActive,
+.appearActive {
+  transform: translateY(0);
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.leave {
+  transform: translateY(0);
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.leaveActive {
+  transform: translateY(-100%);
+  opacity: 0;
+}
diff --git a/components/Forms/Input.js b/components/Forms/Input.js
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+import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { findDOMNode } from 'react-dom';
+import CSSTransitionGroup from 'react-addons-css-transition-group';
+import cx from 'classnames';
+import uniqueId from 'lodash/fp/uniqueId';
+
+import m from '../../globals/modifiers.css';
+
+import css from './Input.css';
+
+export default class Input extends Component {
+  static propTypes = {
+    label: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
+    optionalLabel: PropTypes.string,
+    onChange: PropTypes.func,
+    onFocus: PropTypes.func,
+    onBlur: PropTypes.func,
+    optional: PropTypes.bool,
+    error: PropTypes.string,
+    placeholder: PropTypes.string,
+    name: PropTypes.string,
+    /**
+     * Subset of the HTML5 spec, as other types will most likely have their
+     * own, bespoke component
+     */
+    type: PropTypes.oneOf([
+      'text',
+      'email',
+      'password',
+      'search',
+      'url',
+    ]),
+  };
+
+  static defaultProps = {
+    onChange: () => {},
+    onFocus: () => {},
+    onBlur: () => {},
+    optional: false,
+    optionalLabel: 'optional',
+    type: 'text',
+    error: '',
+    value: '',
+  };
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.id = uniqueId('forminput');
+  }
+
+  state = {
+    hasFocus: false,
+  };
+
+  focus = () => {
+    findDOMNode(this.input).focus();
+    this.handleFocus();
+  };
+
+  blur = () => {
+    findDOMNode(this.input).blur();
+    this.handleBlur();
+  };
+
+  handleFocus = () => {
+    const { onFocus } = this.props;
+    this.setState({
+      hasFocus: true,
+    }, onFocus);
+  };
+
+  handleBlur = () => {
+    const { onBlur } = this.props;
+    this.setState({
+      hasFocus: false,
+    }, onBlur);
+  };
+
+  handleChange = (e) => {
+    const { onChange } = this.props;
+    onChange(e, e.target.value);
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const { hasFocus } = this.state;
+    const {
+      label,
+      value,
+      description,
+      optional,
+      optionalLabel,
+      error,
+      placeholder,
+      name,
+      type,
+      className,
+      ...rest,
+    } = this.props;
+
+    const labelClasses = cx(
+      css.label,
+      hasFocus || value.length > 0 ? css.labelFocused : null,
+      error ? css.labelErrored : null,
+    );
+
+    const inputClasses = cx(
+      css.input,
+      hasFocus ? css.inputFocused : null,
+      error ? css.inputErrored : null,
+    );
+
+    const descriptionClasses = cx(
+      css.description,
+      hasFocus || value.length > 0 ? css.descriptionFocused : null,
+    );
+
+    const describedBy = `${this.id}-description`;
+
+    return (
+      <div className={ cx(css.root, className) }>
+        <label htmlFor={ this.id } className={ labelClasses }>
+          { label } { optional && (
+            <span className={ css.optional }>
+              { optionalLabel }
+            </span>
+          ) }
+        </label>
+        <input
+          { ...rest }
+          id={ this.id }
+          ref={ (c) => { this.input = c; } }
+          className={ inputClasses }
+          onFocus={ this.handleFocus }
+          onBlur={ this.handleBlur }
+          onChange={ this.handleChange }
+          value={ value }
+          aria-describedby={ describedBy }
+          placeholder={ placeholder }
+          required={ !optional }
+          name={ name }
+          type={ type }
+        />
+        <div id={ describedBy } className={ css.helperContainer }>
+          { description && (
+            <div
+              className={ descriptionClasses }
+              id={ describedBy }
+            >
+              { description }
+            </div>
+          ) }
+          <CSSTransitionGroup
+            transitionName={ css }
+            transitionEnterTimeout={ 500 }
+            transitionLeaveTimeout={ 300 }
+            transitionAppearTimeout={ 500 }
+            transitionAppear={ true }
+          >
+            { error.length > 0 && (
+              <div
+                className={ css.error }
+              >
+                { error }
+              </div>
+            ) }
+          </CSSTransitionGroup>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/components/Forms/Input.story.js b/components/Forms/Input.story.js
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+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { storiesOf, action } from '@kadira/storybook';
+import Input from './Input';
+
+class StateManager extends Component {
+  state = {
+    value: '',
+    error: '',
+  };
+
+  handleChange = (e, value) => {
+    this.setState({
+      value,
+      error: value === 'error' ? 'error message' : '',
+    });
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return React.cloneElement(this.props.children, {
+      onChange: this.handleChange,
+      value: this.state.value,
+      error: this.state.error,
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+storiesOf('Input', module)
+  .add('base', () => (
+    <Input
+      label="Name"
+      onChange={ action('Change') }
+    />
+  )).add('optional', () => (
+    <Input
+      label="Name"
+      onChange={ action('Change') }
+      optional
+    />
+  )).add('with description', () => (
+    <Input
+      label="Name"
+      description="What shall we call you?"
+      onChange={ action('Change') }
+      value=" "
+    />
+  )).add('with custom optional label', () => (
+    <Input
+      label="Name"
+      optionalLabel="optionnel"
+      onChange={ action('Change') }
+      optional
+    />
+  )).add('with error', () => (
+    <Input
+      label="Name"
+      error="Uh oh, something went wrong"
+      onChange={ action('Change') }
+    />
+  )).add('with placeholder', () => (
+    <Input
+      label="Name"
+      placeholder="First and last name"
+      onChange={ action('Change') }
+    />
+  )).add('with everything', () => (
+    <StateManager>
+      <Input
+        label="Name"
+        placeholder="First and last name"
+        optionalLabel="optionnel"
+        description="Type 'error' to generate an error message"
+        optional
+      />
+    </StateManager>
+  ))
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diff --git a/components/Forms/Input.test.js b/components/Forms/Input.test.js
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+import React from 'react';
+import ReactDOM, { findDOMNode } from 'react-dom';
+
+import Input from './Input';
+
+it('renders without crashing', () => {
+  const div = document.createElement('div');
+  ReactDOM.render(
+    <Input
+      label=""
+    />,
+    div
+  );
+});
+
+it('handles external focusing and blurring', () => {
+  const div = document.createElement('div');
+  let component;
+
+  ReactDOM.render(
+    <Input
+      ref={ (c) => { component = c; }}
+      label=""
+    />,
+    div
+  );
+
+  const input = findDOMNode(component).querySelector('input');
+  component.focus();
+
+  expect(input === document.activeElement).toBe(true);
+  expect(component.state.hasFocus).toBe(true);
+
+  component.blur();
+  expect(input === document.activeElement).toBe(false);
+  expect(component.state.hasFocus).toBe(false);
+});
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diff --git a/globals/animation-timing-functions.css b/globals/animation-timing-functions.css
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index 000000000..6b1c1cb84
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+:root {
+  --animation-sharp: cubic-bezier(0,1,0.75,1);
+}
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diff --git a/globals/index.css b/globals/index.css
index fad20ef15..12760eeee 100644
--- a/globals/index.css
+++ b/globals/index.css
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 @import './z-index.css';
 @import './typography.css';
 @import './breakpoints.css';
-@import './modifiers.css'
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+@import './modifiers.css';
+@import './animation-timing-functions.css'
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