Few things blend quite as well as modern EDC and traditional Japanese design. There’s just something about the tenets of both that mesh magnificently.
This year alone, we’ve already seen both Bestech, Kansept and even Best Made capitalize on this idea.
Now, we can add a fourth to that prestigious list with the Kingsford Knives KwaiKing, which fuses modern minimalism with Samurai tradition.
The way of the sword
Growing up in Australia, Tim Kingsford often played with sword-shaped sticks. But it wasn’t medieval knights and dragons that filled his imagination and piqued his creativity; it was Japanese samurai — especially those portrayed in anime.
As such, the exaggerated flow of cartoon samurai swords deeply inspired the look of the KwaiKing — hence its curved blade and handle. Specifically, the knife is modeled after the kwaiken (or kaiken), a small knife often carried by Samurai and women alike in feudal Japan.
