The Minimalist Titanium Cutlery Set First Prototype

Gathering together to talk ideas, as we do at CoraxTech, one of us brought up a study of Titanium sporks he had made.

We were all connecting the dots to some extent already and felt there is something we like about this but something that’s still not enough. The study he did showed the increased interest in titanium sporks but at the same time he had noted a few drawbacks. We think due to the nature of a spork people who have a minimalist mindset, whether they know it or not, are drawn to it. So naturally, since it is already a spoon and fork, we think up the idea of adding a knife.

However, at least as much as our report noticed the knife seemed to be there mostly as an insert for one who “really, really needs it if all else fails” and seems to be perceived as such by customers. It’s a good thing for sure but not exactly going for a complete cutlery solution as much as providing a last resort option.

Customer reviews seemed to react similarly to it: people were happy with the various serrated edges on various sporks but generally commenting that it works for some softer foods which cannot be cut with just sporks like cheeses or fried tofu but it didn’t really go all the way to covering meals at large. So we thought there’s something there for some people who want that.

Something where people can use both hands to actively be able to eat all foods as with traditional cutlery. So it’s off to prototyping.

Spork with a knife on one edge and a smaller fork that was supposed to clamp to the back of the big spork. We were pretty psyched about it! We created the prototype, printed it using a 3D printer, shared it among us four and started doing field testing. Eating salads, steaks, tofu soups and all with our soon-to-be minimalist set. We were so excited we even started getting in touch with factories and started negotiating future contracts!