Argento Articoli da Cucina · 2025
Hatsu Tomoe-ha Coltello da cucina
by Kairi Eguchi
- A' Design Award d'Argento 2025 in Articoli da Cucina
- CLIENT: Hatsu
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 7,963
- Verification code 9DA8A45654 · Verify this award
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About Hatsu Tomoe-ha Coltello da cucina
Hatsu Tomoe-ha è un coltello da cucina che unisce in un'unica lama le funzioni di un coltello multiuso e di uno spelucchino. La lama è tagliata al laser da acciaio inossidabile resistente alla ruggine e successivamente affilata per garantire un taglio duraturo. Misura 40 mm di larghezza alla base e si restringe verso la punta. Il manico è realizzato in legno di Hoonoki, che mantiene il coltello leggero e compatto. La forma dell'impugnatura consente di applicare la forza con facilità, così anche i cuochi alle prime armi possono utilizzarlo senza difficoltà. Le dimensioni contenute lo rendono adatto alle cucine di piccole dimensioni e gli permettono di essere riposto sul tagliere.
About the A' Design Award d'Argento
Hatsu Tomoe-ha Coltello da cucina ha vinto l'A' Design Award d'Argento, un riconoscimento enormemente prestigioso conferito a design di fascia alta, splendidi e impressionanti. I vincitori d'Argento sono opere tremendamente brillanti ed estremamente creative che illustrano l'eccezionale competenza, il talento e l'acume dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che Hatsu Tomoe-ha Coltello da cucina sia un'opera meravigliosa, una vetrina di eccellenza, notevolmente professionale e profondamente innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award d'Argento è un'invenzione molto notevole e ammirata che giova ai confini dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia e li fa avanzare. Hatsu Tomoe-ha Coltello da cucina è una creazione molto invidiata che evoca desideri, porta sentimenti positivi e accende meraviglia e stupore.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Tomoe-ha is a kitchen knife that incorporates the dual usage of an all-purpose knife and a paring knife into one single utensil. It is made for people who are starting to live alone or for those who want to enjoy cooking with their children. Especially in countries with small living quarters like Japan,
having a simple yet highly functional mini kitchen knife makes cooking in a limited kitchen space more enjoyable. Tomoe-ha enables the user for an easier daily cooking routine and sustains that lifestyle for a longer period of time. - Dimensions & Packaging
- W225×D18×H40mm. Blade length: 130mm
- Tags
- Japanese, sharperner, knife, handcrafted, blade
- Production Technology
- Steel is laser-cut to take its unique shape and then sharpened to turn into a working blade. The blade is made of rust-resistant stainless steel (locally termed as
"VG7") for long-lasting sharpness. The handle is manufactured by a woodworks company specializing in making knife handles for Echizen blades. Made from Hoonoki wood, it makes the handle light and compact. The overall shape of the handle makes it easy to apply force, so that even first-time cooks can use this
knife with ease. - Design Challenge
- Finding the right balance between an all-purpose knife and a paring knife. In the end, we end up with a blade with a new kind of shape that has not existed before in any kitchen knives.
- Research
- The shape of the hybrid blade is the result of comparing the shapes and sizes of various small Santoku knives and a petty knives. In order to be used for both functions, we came up with a blade width of 40 mm at the base and a narrower blade towards the tip.
- Inspiration
- The Tomoe-ha mini kitchen knife combines the best features of the small Santoku knives (all-purpose knives) and petty knives (paring knives). The Japanese characters used for the name "Tomoe-ha” means ‘having two characteristics in equal measure,’. The characteristics of the small Santoku knife (used for cutting big things) and the petty knife (used for cutting vegetables) represents the idea of Tomoe-ha by incorporating both functionality into a knife that bears a single blade.
- Project Duration
- Manufacturing was done in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. Design was done in Osaka, with frequent visits to Fukui Prefecture for quality control.
- Operation Flow
- Tomoe-ha fits the right size to use for cutting fruits and sliced cabbages for quick and easy cooking. It is also small enough to fit on a cutting board, making it easy to use in a compact kitchen, thus making the daily routine of cooking easier for the user.
- Image Credits
- #1 Kairi Eguchi (Product Designer) Yuma Ono (Assistant Designer), Main Image, 2024. #2 Kairi Eguchi (Product Designer) Yuma Ono (Assistant Designer), Zoom-in, 2024. #3 Tsutomu Ogino (Photographer), Kiwi, 2024. #4 Tsutomu Ogino (Photographer), Carrot, 2024.
