K29 ዝትጣሕን መሶብ by Ridzert Ingenegeren is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ሃርድዌር፣ ናውቲ ሓይልን ናውቲ ኢድን Competition Category.

ነሓስሃርድዌር· 2021

K29 ዝትጣሕን መሶብ

by Ridzert Ingenegeren

Client: Bergkvist

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ሃርድዌር Category

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The Design

About K29 ዝትጣሕን መሶብ

ሓጺን ምስ እምኒ ኣብዚ ናይ ቦርሳ መሶብ ዲዛይን ተደሚሮም እዮም። ካብ ክትጣሕን ዝኽእል ስፌት ብተወሳኺ፡ ናይ ብርጭቆ መብራሪ፡ ናይ ቀጣን መቑረጺ፡ ናይ መጎተቲ ቀዳሕ፡ ከምኡውን ናይ ቀጣን መጣበቒ ዘለዎ እዩ። እቲ ዲዛይን ብኽልተ እትታት ይመጽእ፦ 'ቲታኒየም' ብግራጭ ሕብሪ ምስ ዘይቱን እምኒ እሞ 'ታይገር' ድማ ብጸሊም ሕብሪ ምስ ቦኮተ። ናይቲ እምኒ ተፈጥራዊ ባህርያት ንምርኣይ፡ ዋናኣዊ ምልክቱ ተሓሊዩ እዩ እሞ ኣብቲ ንዋት ተወሳኺ ሕብሪ ኣይተጠቐመን። ሰዳስተ ኩርናዓት ስክሩታት ንዅሉ ብድሕንነት ኣብ ሓደ ይሕዙን እሞ ክፋላት ንምትካእ ይኽእል ይገብሩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

K29 ዝትጣሕን መሶብ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። K29 ዝትጣሕን መሶብ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። K29 ዝትጣሕን መሶብ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A striking pocket knife design in which steel is combined with wood. In addition to a blade that can be folded out, it features a glass breaker, belt cutter, lanyard hole, and belt clip. The dynamic lines and curves make the design stand out. It comes in two editions: ‘Titanium’ in grey with olive wood and ‘Tiger’ in black with bocote. In order to display the natural qualities of the wood, its original appearance is preserved and no additional color is used on the material.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total length, unfolded: 21 cm.
Total length, folded: 12.1 cm.
Tags: knife, folding knife, pocket knife, outdoor, safety, adventure, foldable, collapsible, wood, steel
Production Technology: The knife is built up in layers. The handle has outside layers that provide volume, which is important for a safe grip. These outside layers are connected to the liners of the handle, to which the wooden parts are connected. The liners also have notches on top that assist in holding the knife when cutting. Hex screws hold everything together securely and make it possible to replace parts.
Design Challenge: Although it is not obvious when observing the pocket knife, the most challenging part was to find the right screws to use. The screws had to be suitable for use in the entire Bergkvist knife collection, to be readily available, and easy to remove and attach.
Research: Market research was done by the brand in order to determine the type of product to develop. During the design process, the brand also ran tests with users to assist in decision making.
Inspiration: To make the product stand out in the product category, a combination of materials and form language was used that was not available on the market yet. Through the creation of multiple prototypes by the manufacturer, as well as adjustments based on testing these prototypes, it was made sure that the knife was ergonomically and visually optimized.
Project Duration: The design process started in the end of September 2018 in Berlin. The first version of the product was launched in April 2019 on the German market, with Italy, Spain and France following in the subsequent months.
Operation Flow: The K29 knife can be opened by using its flipper and/or thumb stud. It automatically locks with its Linerlock mechanism. To fold the knife back, the lock bar should be pressed to the side first. The K29 knife can be opened with one hand. In certain countries and regions it may be prohibited to use and/or carry a knife of this type. Consult the laws that apply to you when considering to buy or use such a product. Don't harm anyone, be careful, and keep knives away from children.
Patents: Registered designs. Design numbers 007510938-0001 and 007510938-0002. Bergkvist. 2020. European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Team Members: Designer: Ridzert Ingenegeren
Client: Michael Gläser, Bergkvist
Image Credits: Image #1: Mission Green Ltd., K29 Titanium, 2021.
Image #2: Mission Green Ltd., K29 Titanium and K29 Tiger. 2021.
Image #3: ExpertenTesten.de/ever-growing GmbH, K29 Titanium, folded, 2020.
Image #4: ExpertenTesten.de/ever-growing GmbH, K29 Tiger, 2020.
Image #5: Mission Green Ltd., K29 Titanium Balanced. 2021.
Video Credits: Mission Green Ltd., 2020.