Sekki cutlery by Nendo
Product news: Japanese design studio Nendo has launched a range of cutlery that looks as though it's been carved from flint like prehistoric tools.
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Called Sekki, the set was created by Nendo in collaboration with metalwork firm Kobayashi Kogyo.
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"Kobayashi Kogyo is a metalwork firm located in the cradle of modern Japan's metal cutlery industry, the city of Tsubame in Niigata Prefecture," said Nendo.
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"The firm was founded in 1868, the first year of Japan's modern era, and enjoys a strong reputation for its command of metal production techniques, including polishing."
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The three-piece set was designed to show off the firm's expertise and its crooked shapes recall implements carved from flint.
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"It's difficult to make the pieces' rough, nonstandard forms by machine, so the firm had to rely on its artisans' sensibility, skill and handwork," explained the designers.
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The concave surfaces were sandblasted to a matte finish while the other surfaces have been polished to a mirror finish, heightening the impression of sections being carved away.
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"The pieces' thickness and weight recalls stone, too," the designers added.
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"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."
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The range will be available from Seibu department stores in Japan from 22 October.
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Other primitive kitcheware designs on Dezeen include a pair of ceramic cooking knives inspired by Stone Age tools and a stainless steel cooking knife that takes inspiration from tools used by early humans.
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Photos are by Hiroshi Iwasaki.