TUKAANI, a Modern Chopstick by Lincoln Kayiwa

07.29.08
Ansley Berrones

A Modern Chopstick for the Less Coordinated

I love Sushi! I love Oriental food! So what if people laugh at me while I pretend to know how to use my chopsticks while my food falls back onto my plate. Bottom-line, I am not coordinated enough to use them. Lincoln Kayiwa had to have been sitting in a sushi bar watching me at a distance while I made a total fool of myself, inspiring his creation of the TUKAANI. In actuality, Kayiwa developed this design based on the bill of a Toucan bird. The sterling silver utensil allows for the user to steadily grip their food and place in their mouth without the fear of looking like a fool (such as myself). The loop at the end of the design allows for easy storage and display. Thanks Kayiwa for allowing me an added bit of confidence next time I walk into a Sushi bar.

Designer: Lincoln Kayiwa

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15 Comments »

07.29.08
zippyflounder says

oh come now, joined chop sticks have been around forever, in plastic, metal, wood and even ceramic. The curved shape, adds no impovement to function, and only shouts I AM A KLUTZ to any and all.

07.29.08
enoo says

Well, it looks like a piece from a giant safety pin to me, not a toucan beak. :/

I wish I could find some joined chopsticks somewhere — but better looking than those ones — because I’m not really good at eating things with chopsticks either

07.29.08
Fagballs says

this is an acient idea, you can just put an elastic band around chopsticks infact. Would be better to be able to use them as normal chopsticks as well; give them a try or practise then use joint as a backup to avoid embarassment.

08.17.08
Zoosty says

yea, and u can just sticky tape soles to ur feet and wear garbage bags instead of say… a diesel top, they’ll even be waterproof too…

not everyone can master the skill of using chopsticks especially when its something new…

07.29.08
jin_woo_han says

WOw I surprised!! I saw your works thru searching about helsinki university today.
you are the only one I clicked~! and see again~! anyway good Idea!!:)

07.31.08
JT says

Zippy, I agree that they’ve been around forever but let’s think of this as similar to an elegant redesign of a chair, which also has been around forever. It’s a fun and playful new take on an old concept. Though admittedly, people touting it as “the next best thing” need to be shaken like a baby.

-JT