Recently we’ve been looking at some of the work by Yamazaki. So after examining the more unique work, we’ve decided to look at something very contemporary.
The Hafnia 20-Piece flatware by Yamazaki is a graceful and simple design that is Scandinavian influenced (How? I don’t see it?). This is a cutlery setting for four that includes a dinner knife, dinner fork, salad fork; soup spoon and teaspoon. Made of dishwasher safe 18/8 stainless steel.
Not sure how I’ve gone this long without reviewing this fish cutlery and it’s by Yamazaki who’s work we have looked at before. This is the cutlery you want in your cabin or camper and the perfect gift for that Mad Fisherman in your family.
The “Gone Fishin” set by Yamazaki is made of dish-washer safe 18/8 stainless steel. This 20 piece set consists four each of a dinner knife, dinner fork, salad/dessert fork, soup/cereal spoon and a teaspoon. Functional and fun!
I really like this idea, because what I really don’t like is setting soiled cutlery down on the clean tablecloth. Or setting clean flatware down on a dirty table. The Float Flatware set by Yamazaki has an interesting design. Look at this:
What they have done is added extra metal as a triangular ridge on the bottom face of the handle. The result is that when you set it on the table the top end of the fork, knife or spoon is suspended in the air above the table. In short, it “Floats”. Made of dishwasher safe 18/8 stainless steel it also adds some extra heft to the cutlery. Very nice design and a nice set of flatware.
Riccardo Randi is a material designer with some pretty good ideas. While working on the branding for a restaurant in Italy he went looking for nice disposable cutlery and couldn’t find anything he liked. He wanted wood but that left a bad taste in the mouth so he combined both wood and plastic in these hand made prototypes. They aren’t commercially available yet but certainly are a great idea for disposable cutlery with a better heft and use.
Our friends over at Design Boom have a nice article and a lot more pictures of this unique wood and plastic cutlery.
