Craighill’s New Pocket Knife Is Inspired by Sculpture and Functionality
A collaboration with fellow New York design duo Chen Chen and Kai Williams.
Brooklyn-based studio Craighill has collaborated with contemporary design duo Chen Chen and Kai Williams, who are also based in New York, for a one-of-a-kind pocket knife. Dubbed The Sidewinder, the knife was inspired by the tracks left in the sand by the name from which it’s named after.
The wavy object is constructed out of a mix of stonewashed and black stainless steel and while hefty in the hand at 5.6 oz, is comfortably pocket-sized. Opening with a mechanical hilt, the knife sharply and quickly unfolds.
“The Sidewinder Is an enigmatic kinetic sculpture moonlighting as a knife, and it’s been designed specifically with connoisseurs of the tactile and subtly mechanical in mind,” Craighill describes.
Although users can opt to make The Sidewinder their daily pocketknife, it can also serve as a sculptural piece, displayed on one’s mantle, desk or shelf.
Craighill was founded in 2015, inspired by the concept that people don’t need more “stuff,” but rather the drive to create design objects that are both functional and timeless.
The Sidewinder Knife is priced $178 USD and will launch on the Craighill website on March 21.
