In addition to the manufacture of steel, brass and wooden sculptures, Richardt has created Minimalist designs For more than a decade for the Danish design studio frams: a day bed, a long chair, candlesticks, a shelving system, a “very minimalist” lamp for the Noma restaurant.
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Frame transmitted the tool one, however, then Richardt kept him at home until he stumbles on a kitchen studio VearkAlso in Copenhagen, which manufactures tools inspired by professional kitchens. For co -founders Daniel Rodent and Christian Lorentzen, it was love in the first stick.
We are kidding on the pure simplicity of this thing, but Richardt’s inspiration came, of course, in part from utensils in Asia. Cooking baguettes, often made of bamboo, have long been used by professional sautéed chefs for tasting and sampling in the kitchen.
“I had baguettes at home that I used to stir my oat flour in the morning for a few years, and it was a little too small to do this,” he said. “Then I thought I could enlarge in a design that could also return a pancake. In Japan, they actually have fairly large chopsticks, but they always use them in pairs when they move, and they are quite fun to handle. “”
And there is more practicality. Wooden utensils can last decades and years for silicon alternatives (if they are properly cleaned and stored), and there has been a a lot of discussion Recently on the number of toxic chemicals, regular black plastic spatulas could expose users to which users are.
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In terms of design, it is clear that we have been heading in this direction for some time, ready to want more and more. The minimalist tools of Joseph Joseph Kitchen and the stacking bowls in which we have been strangely attracted for some time, while Jony Ive has done for computers what his predecessors in industrial design have done, let’s say, chairs and lamps emblematic.
Summary Wooden Scandi Baby toys in beige, cream and fresh gray, however, can be quite exasperating. They should be bright and bright green and make a lot of noise. And sets of Nativity without a deal without dealing that we cannot respect. Ridiculous. They just take piss. But I think we can say safely that you cannot become more minimalist than a stick.
As the editor-in-chief of Wired, Jeremy White, exclaims, “How can something so ridiculous be so desirable?” Is a moving stick intrinsically more macho than a spoon, perhaps? More like something The bear Carmy Berzatto could throw a kitchen?
“It’s a humble tool. I was surprised at the simple thing to have a stick that stirred your food, ”explains Richardt with a little laughing. “It brought me back to something … I couldn’t explain it, but it was a pleasant feeling. I sort of felt that I was brought back to the Neanderthals. »»
