Gorham Ribbon Edge Flatware

gorham ribbon edge flatwareWe have reviewed Gorham products before and they are known for good value with good products. This ribbon edge cutlery has a nice look. Made of tarnish resistant dish washer safe 18/10 stainless steel it is also a good bargain.

Consisting of a setting for twelve people each with a five piece place settings which includes a fork, knife, spoon, salad fork and teaspoon. But wait there’s more, also included is a five piece Hostess set which has a cold meat fork (won’t work with hot?), tablespoon, pierced tablespoon, sugar spoon and butter knife. But if you call now we’ll also include 12 extra teaspoons and 12 cocktail forks!

To be clear, this is not the frosted set. Word on the frosted set isn’t great, tarnishing issues sadly.

 Gorham Ribbon Edge 89-Piece Flatware Set

Gigodesign Woodware Utensils

Gigodesign woodwareMonday’s posts on The Cutlery Review are as usual reserved for the funny or stylish and today it’s all about style. Sadly, once again this style is not within our grasp (pun intended). This sleek, functional and eco-friendly set of utensils from Gigodesign don’t seem to be available for sale.

The fork, spoon & spatula can be stored on a metal surface (like a fridge, wall mount or knife bar) via embedded magnets. If I could buy this, I would probably use them everyday. I wonder if I could carve my own set….
Check out the gallery of photos at YankoDesign.com

Sekki cutlery by Nendo – “Prehistoric Flatware”

sekki-cutlery-by-nendoSometimes on this blog we showcase the difficult to obtain or just downright impossible to get your hands on. This falls under difficult but worth it if you can.

A design studio in Japan has created a cutlery set inspired by prehistoric flint artifacts. The Sekki set was created by Nendo in collaboration with the metalwork firm Kobayashi Kogyo. To quote Nendo:

“We designed a three-piece dessert cutlery set to show off the firm’s strengths. The silhouette of the spoon, fork and knife are warped and crooked, to recall prehistoric flint implements.”

“The pieces’ thickness and weight recalls stone, too, and we flattened the pieces’ backs to further make the connection with cutlery carved from lumps of stone, pressing the metal sheets seven times, rather than the usual one. We sandblasted the concave areas of the surface for a matte finish and polished the rest to a mirror-like smoothness and shine, so that the pieces feel carved out of the metal. And each piece of cutlery itself resembles a primitive tool, carved from a lump of rock.”

Rather specific to make it dessert flatware for the Flintstones. But the design is wonderful.

Read more at Nendo