As I had the honor of designing the ‘Pink Flamingo Bloody Butcher edition’ scissors with the always positive creative designing team from MIZUTANI, which where the fastest selling scissors in their impressive history, I was asked to design new scissors with them.
I did not have to think twice as you can imagine.
I love interior design, so as I was designing my new house interior in early 2020, heavily inspired by the period from 1920’s - 1970’s, mixing African art sculptures and design patterns with raw brutalist materials, I started to envision these brutalist inspired scissors.
Brutalism is not concerned with the material as such but rather the quality of the materials and seeing them for what they are, so a match made in heaven in my mind with MIZUTANI.
After meeting with the craftspeople and learning about the creation of the scissors by MIZUTANI the only challenge was my own impatience, having to wait to finally have them in my hands.
It was in this sculpture and handcrafting stage that I decided to blend quality and function with art and it truly came to life, why not hold something beautiful in your hands all day.
I had the opportunity to express myself through these scissors, it might not be for everybody but it reflects where I was at that moment and where I still am.
When you’re coming up with creative things, if you even get close to what you had envisioned in your mind’s eye, that’s great. What absolutely amazes me is that the scissors came out even better than I had envisioned. “Art Craft Collection”, A beautiful piece of quality art in your hands all day.
Collaboration with Leen, SCHOREM
The Art Craft Collection “BRUTALIST” is now available in “SCHOREM MASTER” series.
The BRUTALIST, realizing Leen’s “thoughts and dreams” is finally here!
Expressing the flow and appearance of good old things with advanced craftsmanship.
* The BRUTALIST is part of the MIZUTANI's “Art Craft Collection” that takes much time and effort and enormous passion to craft each pair. Please kindly understand that it will take time to be delivered after we received order.
SCHOREM is the world's most famous traditional barber shop in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
They are the pioneers of the neo-barber movement, and are also the creators of REUZEL Pomade, which is indispensable for trendy classical styles.
“SCHOREM MASTER” was jointly developed with them to meet their cut style, has been receiving orders continuously since its release.
Barber events with them are being held in Japan in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and, such offers for the barber events from all over the world has been rolling in to them.
The Scienced Nano Powder Metal
The Scienced Blades
Angle and the shape of the cutting edge
of the Nano Powder Metal
other maker
Nano Powder Metal
The Nano Powder Metal, with blades at a 30–35° sharp cutting edge angle (image, above right), makes it easy to cut into hair. Many inexpensive or conventional haircutting scissors use blades featuring a less-sharp cutting edge angle, between 40° and 80°, with a greater curvature radius of the edge. These scissors, in addition to a worn and less-tough cutting edge (image, above left), cause the blades to become blunt.
· Haircut scissors durability test
■Source: Long-term trial report on haircutting scissors
*Scissors A and B are made from the same stainless steel as that used for high-quality knives. Source by Mr. Keisuke Kato
Cross-section of hair
other maker
Nano Powder Metal
An electron microscopic cross-section image of hair that was cut using the Nano Powder Metal reveals a very smooth cut surface (image, above right). It also shows that hair can be cut almost in a circular shape without becoming “mashed.” When cut using scissors made by another company, however, hair is mashed and cut in an oval shape. A cross-section of the hair shows a rough cut surface (image, left).
Dr. Kentaro Asakura, Engineering
Department of Materials Engineering at the School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
(Part-time instructor at the Tobu College of Medical Technology)