Nendo Designs a 3D-Printed Paper Knife Inspired by a Mollusk

The renown of Japanese design agency Nendo was constructed upon a signature diploma of poetic minimalism – varieties permitting perform delivering small moments of pleasure – one thing superbly displayed of their newest Nautilus Paper Knife.

A 3D printed resin paper knife takes each its title and form from the marine cephalopod, a simplified spiral housing with a hidden blade inside. When an envelope is handed via the slit on the aspect, the inside blade positioned throughout the inside spiral is guided below the flap to exactly slice open the envelope.

Regardless of the seemingly easy exterior type and the accent’s singular perform, repeated testing was required to develop the complicated inside blade housing and to find the optimum form, angle, and distance from the slit for exact paper chopping.

The Nendo Nautilus Paper Knife is now out there at nendo home for about $114 and out there in both black or white.

Pictures by Akihiro Yoshida.

Gregory Han is Tech Editor of Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, climbing, tide swimming pools, and street journeys, a collection of his adventures and musings will be discovered at gregoryhan.com.