As usual, there are new Boker models inbound. In the latest batch we’re getting the Friday, an elegant gent’s folder from a new collaborator, French product designer Alban Le Henry.
Le Henry is not, strictly speaking, a knife designer, but a product designer in general. His portfolio includes tables, chairs, a vase – even a pencil. He favors a minimalist aesthetic, enlivened by eccentric yet functional shapes. The Friday and the Hebdo, another new release from Boker, seem to be his very first knife designs – and he seems to have successfully carried his personal style into our industry.
The Friday’s blade shape is a playful take on the wharncliffe, very slim with a subtle upturn at the tip. The blade buries deep into the handle and, once its in the closed position, the rounded, in-line front flipper tab is visible – the only method of deployment on the Friday.
Looks like a practical, somewhat mundane folder until you turn it over.
The framelock side is pretty sleek looking.
Read the whole thing at KnifeNews.com