Designers: Henry Haneda, Archistrial International Project Team, Archistrial Design, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Manufacturer: Archistrial Design, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
BIONOMICS EFFECT KNIVES 2021
by Henry Haneda + International Team
Engineered in the United States
Made in Japan
Here, I have omitted the explanation because I didn't need to explain the basics, such as the metal for cutting tools (VG-2) and the grip material (natural resin coating Wood, FDA approved recycled cellulose composite, etc.).
First of all, I would like to explain the history of this product's Bionomic grip. This is because the etymology of Bionomics is derived from the combination of Bio and nomics (work or function), which was coined by our designer and anatomical engineer Henry Haneda in the early 1980s. This questioned the ambiguity seen in ergonomics design, which became an advertising modifier at that time, and performed the act of discovering a specific form through more precise analysis, implementation, and verification, and made Bionomics Design Products at that time. It was to differentiate from the product, which is the general ergonomics of. We have been researching the design development of knives since the 1980s, and in the mid-1980s, we commercialized many types of knives with a Bionomics Concept. Then, in the 2000s, Haneda patented a knife to invent the palming grip, and since then, he has designed many chef knives and has won many design awards, especially in the United States. However, many were designed for professional chefs and healthy people, not for those who find it very painful to use a kitchen knife.
We started with discovering the form, a method that people can use daily with the least amount of pain in such difficult situations. And there was an exciting discovery. The way of opening the thumb, which is the basis of gripping an object, and gripping the grip shaft often caused the most significant pain in the thumb. However, these people also noticed that the pain disappeared or became more manageable when the thumb was closed without opening. As a result of the trial production, it was found that the effect was remarkable. This was achieved by setting the thumb rest on the opposite side of the grip. Not only that, the grip completed in this way was able to be firmly gripped by a person with only two fingers, the thumb, and little finger, by nature. This grip now has many possibilities.
