{"product_id":"oku-butter-knife-and-board","title":"Oku butter knife and board","description":"\u003cp\u003eKathleen Reilly is a Scottish-born Tokyo-based artist and metalworker. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in London, Kathleen moved to Japan as a winner of the Daiwa Foundation Scholarship. Spending two years training in Tsubame-Sanjo developing Oku, which won Dezeen Awards 2022 Homeware design of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOku is a new knife design produced in collaboration with highly skilled craftspeople in Tsubame-Sanjo, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its metalworking history over 400 years. Oku’s innovative form utilises generations-old manufacturing techniques. Functional yet unconventional and influenced by traditional Japanese place settings and arrangement. Oku has a unique folded handle that elevates its function. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set includes a board crafted from domestic Japanese Sakura (cherry blossoms) wood manufactured by Karimoku Furniture. A hardwood Sakura is durable and smooth to the touch. Each board is unique, made of strips expertly cut and assembled to recreate a natural wood grain pattern. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Oku knife and board share a unified function expressed through the form of each. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kathleen Reilly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56746711974268,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0323\/5109\/2868\/files\/OkuButterKnife_Board.jpg?v=1784723780","url":"https:\/\/edinburghmercantile.com\/products\/oku-butter-knife-and-board","provider":"Edinburgh Mercantile ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}