Japanese object

Strong and thin, reliable and fitted to (many) purposes, I remember so well my first Japanese object: a cutter from Olfa. It was at the middle of the ’70s. I remember it’s honest form (ergonomically fitted in my fragile hand) and distinct color (black and yolky-yellow) with its body made of painted metal and plastic. And, perhaps, above all, its snap off blade which can be snapped easily at the end of the cutter.

After so many years, and many encounters with quality objects, I strongly believe that this Japanese object definitively shaped my perception of good design – i.e. simple, durable, and as little design as possible (“less but better” – Dieter Rams).