Knives, forks and spoons can be piece of art

Knives, forks, spoons, all of the utensils made of stainless steel are used not only in the kitchen. An amazing art can be done with that and here are some nice examples!

“Life is beautiful”

gepportraithd08Farhad Moshiri, an Iranian artist, formed the installation entirely from kitchen knives. These knives are stabbed into the wall as he wanted to show how household items can serve as deadly weapons. Visitors could speculate about the history or future use of those knives, whether they are recycled or will be used once more to chop some fruits or vegetables. It is a provoking but at the same time interesting piece of art.

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Sculptures made of utensils

Gary Hovey thinks that spoons, knives, forks are much more than just stainless steel utensils. His sculptures are about the things he enjoys, he is building them by cutting. welding and shaping stainless steel into impressive animal forms since 2004. Fish, birds, bears, cats and even whales are crafted from everyday flatware, forks create layers of feather and fur, spoons add rounded curves and knives produce a shiny flat surface.

“Many people don’t realize at first how the sculptures are constructed. It is funny for me to watch their faces when they discover those sculptures are actually made of flatware!” says Gary with a smile on his face.

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Silvia M.//SMC Editor

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木制用品和不锈钢用品

不锈钢自诞生以来,凭借其焊接性优良,耐腐蚀,耐热,而价格相对低廉,迅速占领大量家用生活品的市场。诸如厨房用具中的锅碗瓢盆;清洁用具中的消毒柜,水槽;公共设施中的放置自行车的固定物,雕塑。甚至在一些装饰用品上,不锈钢制的用品也越来越普遍。SMC公司开发的不锈钢制的多功能商务卡就是一款集个性,新颖,实用于一体的新型产品。可以说,不锈钢制品正在向不同类型的商品中扩张。

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不锈钢的扩张毫无疑问占据了一些本该是木制用品所占据的市场。比如筷子,勺子这样的家庭用品。

两种材料的筷子与勺子各有各的优势。不锈钢制品不容易发霉,易于清洁,但用起来太滑,手感不是很好。木制筷子用起来手感较好,容易操作,而且具有一定的抗菌作用,但是用久了容易发黑,雨天容易发霉。外型上,木制筷子会显得稍微上档次一些,而且会附加一定的文化或者其他属性。

像上述的这种比较一样,木制用品和不锈钢用品在很多领域,市场中都有一些碰撞。除了消费者偏好的影响,不同地区的文化与习惯也往往是一种潜在的决定因素。比如说,诸如中国,日本,韩国等等的东南亚国家的文化中,筷子或者勺子都习惯于用木制产品,而且作为文化的一部分不停的继承。西方的刀叉则一直沿用金属器具,也不会习惯木制用品。在考虑开发一片市场时,做的决策必须要和当地的文化,意识形态联系起来,否则可能事倍功半。

不锈钢的过度普遍有时难免会给人带来一种廉价,不是很高档次的印象。在一些特定产品的开发中,如何扭转这张印象可能比较重要。除了这种商品本身的功能性,附加一些诸如文化,时尚,历史背景等等要素可能会产生效果。

Aikawa Z.//SMC Editor