Petra

Petra is a knife holder designed for ARCOS from the elemental gesture of sheathing steel. A series of individual timber sleeves, set in rhythm on a stone base, takes each blade separately and leaves only the handle visible, emerging as a last vertical stroke. The independence of each sleeve creates an ensemble arranged asymmetrically on the base, leaving a small surface to be used as a support in the kitchen.

Animation of drawing a knife from the Petra block

Petra knife block beside vegetables on a cloth

Handles of two knives emerging from the timber sleeves of Petra

Individual timber sleeves of Petra arranged asymmetrically

Plan, elevation and section of the Petra knife block

Petra on its stone base beside cherries and a knife

The stone gives weight and stability to the whole against the tipping caused by drawing out the knife, and at the same time serves as a natural transition to the material of the worktop on which it will rest. The result is a restrained, legible piece in which the everyday gesture of taking up and returning a tool acquires a serene order.

Petra on a kitchen worktop, with fruit and a cloth

(Photo)

David Zarzoso