Hatsu Tomoe-ha ມີດແຕ່ງກິນ by Kairi Eguchi

Hatsu Tomoe-ha ມີດແຕ່ງກິນ by Kairi Eguchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ in ການອອກແບບເຄື່ອງອົບ, ເຄື່ອງໂຕະ, ເຄື່ອງດື່ມ ແລະ ເຄື່ອງຄົວ Competition Category.

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Hatsu Tomoe-ha ມີດແຕ່ງກິນ

by Kairi Eguchi

Client: Hatsu

A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ Winner in ເຄື່ອງຄົວ Category

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The Design

About Hatsu Tomoe-ha ມີດແຕ່ງກິນ

Hatsu Tomoe-ha ແມ່ນມີດແຕ່ງກິນທີ່ລວມໜ້າທີ່ຂອງມີດອະເນກປະສົງແລະມີດປອກເປືອກໄວ້ໃນໃບມີດດຽວ. ໃບມີດຖືກຕັດດ້ວຍເລເຊີຈາກເຫຼັກກ້າສະແຕນເລສທີ່ທົນທານຕໍ່ການເປັນສະໜິມ ແລ້ວຈຶ່ງຖືກລັບໃຫ້ຄົມເພື່ອຄວາມຄົມທີ່ຍາວນານ. ໃບມີດມີຄວາມກວ້າງ 40 ມມ ຢູ່ບໍລິເວນໂຄນ ແລະແຄບລົງໄປຫາປາຍ. ດ້າມມີດເຮັດຈາກໄມ້ Hoonoki ເຊິ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ມີດເບົາແລະກະທັດຮັດ. ຮູບຊົງຂອງດ້າມມີດເຮັດໃຫ້ອອກແຮງໄດ້ງ່າຍ ດັ່ງນັ້ນຜູ້ທີ່ຫາກໍ່ເລີ່ມແຕ່ງກິນກໍ່ສາມາດໃຊ້ມີດໄດ້ຢ່າງສະດວກ. ຂະໜາດນ້ອຍເໝາະສົມກັບເຮືອນຄົວທີ່ກະທັດຮັດ ແລະພໍດີກັບຂຽງຕັດ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ

Hatsu Tomoe-ha ມີດແຕ່ງກິນ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງເປັນພິເສດສຳລັບການອອກແບບຊັ້ນສູງ ທີ່ງົດງາມ ແລະ ປະທັບໃຈ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບເງິນແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ເຈີດຈ້າ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຫຼາຍ ທີ່ສະແດງເຖິງຄວາມຊຳນານ ພອນສະຫວັນ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. Hatsu Tomoe-ha ມີດແຕ່ງກິນ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນຜົນງານແບບຢ່າງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບຢ່າງຍິ່ງ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳທີ່ເລິກເຊິ່ງ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບເງິນນີ້ແມ່ນການປະດິດທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ແລະ ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງ ທີ່ປະກອບສ່ວນຂະຫຍາຍຂອບເຂດຂອງສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ. Hatsu Tomoe-ha ມີດແຕ່ງກິນ ເປັນຜົນງານທີ່ຫຼາຍຄົນອິດສາ ປຸກຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ນຳຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກທາງບວກ ແລະ ກໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມອັດສະຈັນໃຈ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Tomoe-ha is a kitchen knife that incorporates the dual usage of an all-purpose knife and a paring knife into one single utensil. It is made for people who are starting to live alone or for those who want to enjoy cooking with their children. Especially in countries with small living quarters like Japan,
having a simple yet highly functional mini kitchen knife makes cooking in a limited kitchen space more enjoyable. Tomoe-ha enables the user for an easier daily cooking routine and sustains that lifestyle for a longer period of time.
Dimensions & Packaging: W225×D18×H40mm. Blade length: 130mm
Tags: Japanese, sharperner, knife, handcrafted, blade
Production Technology: Steel is laser-cut to take its unique shape and then sharpened to turn into a working blade. The blade is made of rust-resistant stainless steel (locally termed as
"VG7") for long-lasting sharpness. The handle is manufactured by a woodworks company specializing in making knife handles for Echizen blades. Made from Hoonoki wood, it makes the handle light and compact. The overall shape of the handle makes it easy to apply force, so that even first-time cooks can use this
knife with ease.
Design Challenge: Finding the right balance between an all-purpose knife and a paring knife. In the end, we end up with a blade with a new kind of shape that has not existed before in any kitchen knives.
Research: The shape of the hybrid blade is the result of comparing the shapes and sizes of various small Santoku knives and a petty knives. In order to be used for both functions, we came up with a blade width of 40 mm at the base and a narrower blade towards the tip.
Inspiration: The Tomoe-ha mini kitchen knife combines the best features of the small Santoku knives (all-purpose knives) and petty knives (paring knives). The Japanese characters used for the name "Tomoe-ha” means ‘having two characteristics in equal measure,’. The characteristics of the small Santoku knife (used for cutting big things) and the petty knife (used for cutting vegetables) represents the idea of Tomoe-ha by incorporating both functionality into a knife that bears a single blade.
Project Duration: Manufacturing was done in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. Design was done in Osaka, with frequent visits to Fukui Prefecture for quality control.
Operation Flow: Tomoe-ha fits the right size to use for cutting fruits and sliced cabbages for quick and easy cooking. It is also small enough to fit on a cutting board, making it easy to use in a compact kitchen, thus making the daily routine of cooking easier for the user.
Team Members: Designer: Kairi Eguchi
Image Credits: #1 Kairi Eguchi (Product Designer) Yuma Ono (Assistant Designer), Main Image, 2024. #2 Kairi Eguchi (Product Designer) Yuma Ono (Assistant Designer), Zoom-in, 2024. #3 Tsutomu Ogino (Photographer), Kiwi, 2024. #4 Tsutomu Ogino (Photographer), Carrot, 2024.