The Federal (FDRL) is a Canadian design agency based in the nation’s capital of Ottawa. In a project entitled Maple Set, the Federal prototyped an incredible series of kitchen knives made from Maple wood that are designed to draw attention to the high polished blade.

The design agency states:

“With this project we wanted to explore an alternative emotion to the standard kitchen knives you see every day. The focus is drawn to the high polished blade, while the rest of the knife’s Maple wood body sits warmly in the hand and blends in to its surroundings. The wood is sealed and food safe to allow for easy cleanup. The knife gives the appearance of being lightweight; however their weight is balanced to ensure that they can be used by any level of chef.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The Federal is an Ottawa-based design service consultancy and producer of unique, Canadian-designed, sourced, and manufactured goods.

Ian Murchison and Rohan Thakar are both Industrial Design graduates from Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design in Ottawa, Canada. They both worked on the design team at Research In Motion as part of the Accessory team dealing with carrying solutions, bluetooth products, audio products, power solutions and more.

The Federal was born between the collaboration of design ideas beyond the world of communications and electronics. The idea and desire to explore alternative sides of design and branch out creatively.

Visit the official website at: http://thefederal.co