【No.437】Where We Stand as a Knife Maker (1) Recently, Craftsman A visited a knife craftsman from another region. 【No.437】包丁の作り手としての現在地 (1) 最近、職人Ａが他産地のある包丁職人さんを訪ねました。 The following content is for members only. (Articles that are more than one year old are not visible … Read More
【No.436】Development of a New Version of the Leather Sheath (9) Also, the “Valley of Despair,” which comes after “Mountain of Fools,” in (7) was made deeper within the limits of what was feasible from a design perspective, so I think … Read More
【No.435】Development of a New Version of the Leather Sheath (8) What caught my attention in Sample (6)—just as it did with Sample (4)—is that the smooth, rounded bouder line make the product look too cute. I suggested that maybe she … Read More
【No.434】Development of a New Version of the Leather Sheath (7) Based on that suggestion, she completed the following sample (5). 【No.434】革サヤ 新バージョンの開発 (7) その提案を踏まえて完成したのが、次のサンプル (5) です。 The following content is for members only. (Articles that are more than one … Read More
【No.433】Development of a New Version of the Leather Sheath (6) I didn’t know exactly what kind of curve would look cool, but I did convey that “if we imbue this curve with some kind of meaning, it will add depth … Read More
【No.432】Development of a New Version of the Leather Sheath (5) We asked her to “reduce the fuzziness a little more than in (3),” and the result was (4). 【No.432】革サヤ 新バージョンの開発 (5) 『(3) よりももう少し、毛羽立ちを抑えて欲しい』と伝えて仕上がったのが (4) です。 The following content is … Read More
【No.431】Development of a New Version of the Leather Sheath (4) At this point, we concluded that “Both (1) and (2) are equally cool, but if I had to choose, (2) seems better.” 【No.431】革サヤ 新バージョンの開発 (4) この時点では『 (1) (2) のどちらも同じくらいカッコいいが、強いて言うなら (2) … Read More
【No.430】Development of a New Version of the Leather Sheath (3) Incidentally, regarding this leather sheath as well, Female Craftsman C has played a leading role as the primary person in charge—from the initial design through the production of samples at … Read More
【No.429】Development of a New Version of the Leather Sheath (2) Thank you so much for all the comments on my last post! Since you’ve also included “specific feedback,” it seems that you’ve all appreciated our work even more than we … Read More
【No.428】Development of a New Version of the Leather Sheath (1) Let me take a moment here to tell you about our recent efforts to develop new products within the company. We developed this leather sheath in-house a few years ago, … Read More