Phillyware represents the city of Philadelphia in style.  Connecting locality with our eating utensils has the capability to remind consumers of their local food options.  Black acrylic, laser cut flat and hand-formed in custom molds.  Set includes fork, spoon, and knife

This project began in February 2009 as a way of learning a new technical skill and way of thinking.  After several iterations and plenty of time spent with the laser cutting process, I finalized the design of a set of flatware.  After being laser-cut, the pieces are formed in molds to reach their final shape.

The molds were milled using a CNC router with urethane foam.  Currently, I’m using acrylic, but I’m working to source a local water-jet cutter capable of cutting the files in stainless steel.  The detail is too intricate for the laser cutter, as it spends a lot of time in one place it would heat the metal up and spatter it, ruining the design.

// rendering of the stainless steel version I’m hoping to create soon

Work began January 2009