The Wobbly Cutlery starts off from a different point then the usual cutlery. All its parts are laser-cut from a pipe. This way the raw parts already have a form as the raw shape that is later flattened
The start is almost reverse from that of as usual cutlery, where a flat shape is pressed round. Since we don’t have a press at Grymsdyke Farm as large and powerful as a factory would have, this allows for maximum shape on a small production run without major investments in tooling.
For the spoons and forks, the partially flattened pieces are further shaped into concave forms using hard wood moulds. The flattened knives, on the other hand, receive saw-tooth patterns from a third-party supplier.
The Salad spoons - since their fluke encompasses half a circumference of the pipe have to be pried open and then flattened. In this process they find their natural form and angle forward.
Being projected onto a cylinder, the outlines of the cutlery form a carousel of shapes all nested into each other. Because the process after laser cutting is rather manual as an ironic wink the shapes are wobbly.
All of these shapes are made from a 50,8mm tube with a wall thickness of 1,5mm.
The marmelade- and the honey spoon however are made from a smaller tube with a diameter of 25mm. The honey spoon takes the logic of laser cutting to its extreme. The shape turns 3 revolutions around the pipe making a lot of surface for honey to adhere to and drip of slowly.
Two honey spoons are entwined on a single pipe to maximise material efficiency.
Both Marmalade and Honey Spoon have a hook in their shape in their middle to hang them over the edge of a jar or mug.
Stainless Steel
Salad Cutlery: L = 315 mm x B = 80mm
Fork: L = 218 mm x B = 26 mm
Spoon: L =213 mm x B = 42 mm
Knife: L = 230mm x B = 28mm
Marmelade: Spoon: L =105 mm x B = 25 mm
Honey Spoon: L = 115 mm x B = 25 mm
The wobbly cutlery was produced at Grysmsdyke Farm for the The Farmshop
currated by Marco Campardo, Guan Lee and Luca Lo Pinto as part of LDF23 presented by Fels Gallery.
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overview photos by George Baggaley
2023