Everyday carry (EDC) specialist Craighill has teamed with avant garde design duo Chen Chen and Kai Williams to create a truly unique knife. Inspired by the snake of the same name, the wavy Sidewinder flipper does away with the typical fixed handle, relying on motion from all its components to open while shifting shape ever so slightly in the process. We’re not sure it’ll prove the most practical knife inside the big glass case, but it’s certainly an attractive, pocket-sized piece of functional art.
Established in 2011 and named directly after its two founders, Chen Chen & Kai Williams design studio has long explored new ways to use traditional materials and supplies, often inspired by the type of fantastical visions children have when pretending an everyday household item is something much cooler. In the case of the Sidewinder, Williams was inspired by the parallel ruler that fascinated him as a child of two architects, conjuring up images of an expandable pivoting sword blade.
This thing is cool. Looks like it would not be the perfect EDC choice, because it is two hand close, but I still want one.
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