Why so serious? – Roland Lannier – Cutlery & Tableware https://rolandlannier.com/en Shaking up the table to see if the spirit is there | knives, bistronomy, gastronomy, design, made in France Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:37:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 White G10 + Bamboo https://rolandlannier.com/en/couteaux/glacier-white/ Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:31:04 +0000 http://rolandlannier.com//?post_type=couteaux&p=22 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 https://rolandlannier.com/en/couteaux/punk/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:49:29 +0000 http://rolandlannier.com//?post_type=couteaux&p=91 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 https://rolandlannier.com/en/couteaux/ska/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:50:41 +0000 http://rolandlannier.com//?post_type=couteaux&p=93 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 https://rolandlannier.com/en/couteaux/light2/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:40:37 +0000 http://rolandlannier.com//?post_type=couteaux&p=89 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 https://rolandlannier.com/en/couteaux/tagada/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 10:40:49 +0000 http://rolandlannier.com/?post_type=couteaux&p=1405 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 https://rolandlannier.com/en/couteaux/reverse/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:12:32 +0000 http://rolandlannier.com/?post_type=couteaux&p=1283 Admit it, you tried at least once to wear your panties over your pants…

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