Knives

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This project begins with an application for the development of a design proposal for the handles of a knife by the brand Florentine Kitchen Knives, that would be showed in a collective exhibition in the brand headquarters, in the city of Barcelona.
Modifying the raw material, delicately changing its shape, decontextualizing its purpose without altering the material structure through the use of the least amount of energy possible, are some principles behind our project. The copper cathode has been chosen as the material format that initiates the work commissioned to us.
An element obtained from the refinement of this metallic mineral through an electrolytic process. The cathode is probably the only format in this mineral that reaches total purity, close to 99.9%, and defines its laminar format, weight, and geometry based on maritime transport.

However, the functional nature of
this object does not largely consider the design and finish of the prism surfaces, characterized by their roughness and rugged geography, a result generated in the electrochemical process in a completely spontaneous and random manner.
The nobility of this mineral in its highest state of purity, in complement with its erratic and unplanned skin, are some of the arguments we embrace for the development of this knife, which beyond material considerations, also proposes the exploration of other relationships for this type of artifact. For this search, we have defined a logic and geometry that propose new ways to rest the knife on the surface, in order to suggest a unique interface and approach.

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Materials 
Copper cathode.
Stainless steel.