Folding Knives – Roland Lannier – Cutlery & Tableware

White G10 + Bamboo

AdminPlus — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:31:04 +0000

Inspiration came from contemporary furniture design. I wanted to revisit the idea of knife preciosity, without using any traditional, rare material, nor hazardous to the environment.
So I chose a composite made of fiberglass and acrylic resin. Paired with the bamboo back spacer, we get a subtle balance between harmony and contrast, synthetic and natural.

Punk

AdminPlus — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:49:29 +0000

Why always use a plain fabric for micarta? Through the grinding process, the regular Scottish pattern changes into something random, to evoke the symbol without being too literal.

Made out of genuine “McQueen” Tartan. Back spacer made of undyed bamboo.

Ska

AdminPlus — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:50:41 +0000

Why always use a plain fabric for micarta? Through the grinding process, the regular Scottish pattern changes into something random, to evoke the symbol without being too literal.

Made out of genuine “Kairn” Tartan. Back spacer made of bamboo.

Light²

AdminPlus — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:40:37 +0000

Carbon fiber, because it is super tough and because I like to spend ages polishing.

Luminescent resin, simply because it’s cool.

More Rock N’Roll – Black

Roland — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 10:40:49 +0000

Because having a piece of music in the pocket is more exciting than something from a dead animal.
These scales were crafted out of a pile of vinyl records glued together. You can see the microgrooves on the surface, as well as the record’s label. This sticker will fade and go away over time in a purposely destroy kind of way.
The back spacer is cut from a broken vintage guitar handle.

Reverse

Roland — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:12:32 +0000

Admit it, you tried at least once to wear your panties over your pants…

Carbon fiber

Roland — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:45:26 +0000

A rather simple system this time : slip joint. We don’t really need a lock if we mostly use a knife for food.

Since carbon fiber is a strong material, we could skip the use of steel liners, making the whole stuff a lot lighter.

Another original feature, we designed a new composite type of spring, assembled like a sandwich around a thin layer of G10 (glass fiber).

Without harming the functionality, we achieved to save about a third of the metal weight. Even more, we chose titanium screws on the pivot, lighter than steel.

Comic Book

Roland — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 17:04:24 +0000

A rather simple system this time : slip joint. We don’t really need a lock if we mostly use a knife for food.

Carbon fiber liners, much lighter than steel. Solid comic book scales, soaked in resin. I only use books written by my favorite authors. I believe American comics are never as good as when they’re written by a Brit (more subversive and not so respecful toward the “comic-code”).

Another original feature, we designed a new composite type of spring, assembled like a sandwich around a thin layer of G10 (glass fiber).

Without harming the functionality, we achieved to save about a third of the metal weight. Even more, we chose titanium screws on the pivot, lighter than steel.

Titanium

Roland — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:17:33 +0000

Just because Titanium is cool. This was Guillaume’s idea so from now on that’s his problem.

Concrete

Roland — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 07:59:38 +0000

A rather simple system this time : slip joint. We don’t really need a lock if we mostly use a knife for food.

Carbon fiber liners, much lighter than steel. Armed and twice stabilized concrete scales. I wanted to play with this material so I broke the concrete in various places and let appear the metallic net underneath. The acrylic resin then flattened the surface, giving a smooth touch but still allows a perfect reading of the material. It all brings a strange contrast, between sophistication and decadence.

Another original feature, we designed a new composite type of spring, assembled like a sandwich around a thin layer of G10 (glass fiber).

Without harming the functionality, we achieved to save about a third of the metal weight. Even more, we chose titanium screws on the pivot, lighter than steel.